US20190154190A1 - Vehicle or bike mount for electronic devices - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a bike mount or car mount for a portable electronic device, and more specifically, an apparatus for securely mounting an electronic device to a bicycle or a vehicle, comprised of a case having an attachment means and a mount having a locking cap, a rotatable cap, and a biased switch.
- Bike mounts or car mounts for electronic devices such as a smart phone, cell phone, tablet computing device, PDA, digital audio players, etc are popular accessories for consumers on the go.
- electronic devices such as a smart phone, cell phone, tablet computing device, PDA, digital audio players, etc are popular accessories for consumers on the go.
- mounts consumer needs for easy attachment and removal of such electronic devices exist to the mount and secure attachment of the electronic device without being dislodged from the mount.
- obtaining these two objectives are not easy because they counteract with each other and/or there may be a trade off in obtaining the two objectives.
- attachment and removal properties are easy and convenient, the mount may not securely hold the electronic device.
- the mount may have a complex structure that may lead to the attachment and removal of the mount being inconvenient.
- the present invention is directed to overcome such disadvantages and effectively achieve the two objectives.
- the present invention is directed to an apparatus for securely mounting an electronic device to a bicycle or a vehicle, comprised of a case having an attachment means and a mount having a locking cap, a rotatable cap, and a biased switch.
- the object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for mounting an electronic device, comprising: a case for the electronic device; an attachment portion, formed on the case or fixedly attached to the case, having a groove; and a mount constructed to be removably attachable to a vehicle or a bicycle.
- the mount includes a locking cap having a protrusion; a rotatable cap having a tab groove wherein the rotatable cap is rotatable with respect to the locking cap; a biased switch having a first tab wherein the first tab is biased towards the rotatable cap.
- the tab groove includes an opening (a groove is broadly defined to include an opening).
- the mount is removably attachable to the attachment portion by inserting the protrusion of the locking cap into the groove of the attachment portion and rotating the attachment portion or the locking cap with respect to each other.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for mounting an electronic device, comprising: an attachment portion, attachable to the electronic device, having a groove; and a mount constructed to be attachable to a bicycle or a vehicle.
- the mount 20 comprises a locking cap 30 having a protrusion; a rotatable cap having a tab groove wherein the rotatable cap is rotatable with respect to the locking cap; a biased switch comprising a first tab wherein the first tab is biased toward the rotatable cap.
- the mount is removably attachable to the attachment portion by inserting the protrusion of the locking cap into the groove of the attachment portion and rotating the attachment portion or the locking cap with respect to each other.
- Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a mount for use along with an attachment portion to form an apparatus for mounting an electronic device wherein the attachment portion is attachable to the electronic device and has a groove and the mount is constructed to removably attachable to a vehicle or a bicycle, the mount 20 comprising: a locking cap having a protrusion; a rotatable cap having a tab groove wherein the rotatable cap is rotatable with respect to the locking cap; and a biased switch comprising a first tab wherein the first tab is biased toward the rotatable cap, wherein the mount is removably attachable to the attachment portion by inserting the protrusion of the locking cap into the groove of the attachment portion and rotating the attachment portion or the locking cap with respect to each other, wherein while rotating the attachment portion or the locking cap with respect to each other, the rotatable cap rotates together with the attachment portion with respect to the locking cap, thereby allowing the first tab of the biased switch to be released into the tab groove of the rotatable cap in order
- the advantages of the present invention are: (1) it is very easy and convenient to attach and detach a portable electronic device to and from the apparatus of the present invention; (2) the apparatus of the present invention securely holds an electronic device; (3) the apparatus of the present invention protects the electronic device from vibrations and potential impact forces associated with operating a vehicle or a bicycle, and (4) the apparatus of the present invention has a durable structure and even if it comprises several elements, they are easy to manufacture and assemble.
- FIG. 1 shows the apparatus of the present invention, comprised of an attachment portion formed on the back of a case for an electronic device and a mount;
- FIG. 2 shows another view of the attachment portion having protrusions and grooves and a cavity below the protrusions and grooves;
- FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of an independently-constructed attachment portion that can be fixably attachable to a back of a case or attached to an electronic device;
- FIG. 4 shows exploded view of the mount, having a locking cap, a rotatable cap, and a biased switch;
- FIG. 5 shows the locking cap and the rotatable cap being inserted into the grooves of the attachment portion
- FIGS. 6-7 show alternative embodiments of the biased switch and the tab grooves of the rotatable cap
- FIG. 8 shows the mount detached from the attachment portion
- FIGS. 8A and 8B respectively show the step of inserting the locking cap and the rotatable cap into the grooves of the attachment means (respectively A-A and B-B cross sectional views) and FIG. 8C shows the step of rotating the locking cap or the attachment means with respect to each other (B-B cross sectional view);
- FIG. 9 shows the mount of still another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 10A show various views of the embodiment of FIG. 9 where the first tab is received in the first beveled groove and FIG. 10B shows the biased switch pushed to get the first tab out of the first tab groove;
- FIG. 11A shows a view of the embodiment of FIG. 9 ;
- FIG. 11B shows the view of FIG. 11A with the biased switch being removed
- FIG. 11C shows the view of FIG. 11B with the base being removed
- FIG. 12 is a bottom perspective view of FIG. 11B , showing the circumferential wall of the rotatable cap having tab grooves and beveled grooves;
- FIG. 13 shows a view of the embodiment of FIG. 9 with the base, rotatable cap, and locking cap being removed;
- FIG. 14A shows a perspective view of FIG. 9 with the base removed
- FIG. 14B shows a perspective view of FIG. 9 with the base and biased switch removed;
- FIG. 15 shows an exploded view of still another embodiment
- FIG. 16 shows an exploded view of still another embodiment
- FIG. 17A shows top and bottom views of the attachment portion
- FIG. 17B shows a perspective view of the attachment portion
- FIG. 18A shows top and bottom views of the locking cap
- FIG. 18B shows top and bottom views of the rotatable cap
- FIG. 19 shows two perspective views of a case with the attachment portion
- FIG. 20 shows a perspective view of a case.
- Rib includes any protruding element from a surface, this protruding element can take any number of structural forms including, but not limited to, protruding bead, protruding longitudinal structure, protruding elongated structure, protruding polygonal structure, producing circular structure, protruding elliptical structural, or any of the like.
- FIG. 1 shows the apparatus 100 , comprised of an attachment portion 10 and a mount 20 .
- the attachment portion 10 may be formed on a back of a case 200 for an electronic device, or alternatively, the attachment portion 10 may be constructed independently to be fixedly attachable to a back of a case 200 or directly to an electronic device.
- FIGS. 2-3 show the attachment portion 10 .
- the attachment portion 10 may be formed on a back of a case 200 for an electronic device.
- the attachment portion 10 may be constructed independently to be fixedly attachable to a back of a case 200 or directly to an electronic device.
- the attachment portion 10 includes alternately disposed protrusions 12 and grooves 14 , and there is a hollow cavity below the protrusions 12 and the grooves 14 .
- FIG. 4 shows an exploded view of the mount 20 with respect to the case 200 having an attachment portion 10 .
- the apparatus of the present invention for mounting an electronic device, comprises: a case 200 for the electronic device; an attachment portion 10 , formed on the case 200 , having a groove 14 ; and a mount 20 constructed to be attachable to a bicycle or a vehicle.
- a mount 20 constructed to be attachable to a bicycle or a vehicle.
- FIGS. 15 and 16 Various means for attaching the mount to a bicycle or vehicle are already well known in the art, examples of which are shown in FIGS. 15 and 16 .
- the case 200 may include a foam padding 210 fixed to an inside surface thereof to provide additional protection to the electronic device such as shock and/or vibration attenuation.
- the foam padding 210 may be fixed to a location on the inside surface that is opposite to the location of attachment portion 10 and/or the foam padding may be fixed to the inner sides of the case 200 .
- the foam padding can be fixed to different portions of the case using any method known in the art, which includes (but is not limited to) tapes (double-sided, heat-resistant, permanent mounting tape, etc.), applied-on adhesives, acrylic-based adhesives, curing agents, fasteners, velcro and the like.
- the mount 20 comprises: a locking cap 30 having a protrusion 32 ; a rotatable cap 40 having a tab groove 45 wherein the rotatable cap 40 is rotatable with respect to the locking cap 30 ; a biased switch 50 having a first tab 55 .
- the first tab 55 is biased toward the rotatable cap 40 , and thus, it can be released into the tab groove 45 of the rotatable cap 40 .
- the mount 20 is attachable to the attachment portion 10 by inserting the protrusion 32 of the locking cap 30 into the groove 14 of the attachment portion 10 and rotating the attachment portion 10 or the locking cap 30 with respect to each other.
- the protrusion 32 of the locking cap 30 passes the groove 14 of the attachment portion 10 and rests in the hollow cavity of the attachment portion 10 , and then, the locking cap 30 rotates within the hollow cavity of the attachment portion 10 until the protrusion 32 of the locking cap 30 is at least partially aligned with the protrusion 12 of the attachment portion 10 in order to prevent the locking cap 30 from being dislodged from the attachment portion 10 .
- the protrusion 42 of the rotatable cap 40 is received in the groove 14 of the attachment portion 10 . Since the protrusion 42 of the rotatable cap 40 is received or fits in the groove 14 of the attachment portion 10 , when rotating the attachment portion 10 or the locking cap 30 with respect to each other, the rotatable cap 40 rotates together with the attachment portion 10 with respect to the locking cap 30 , thereby allowing the tab 55 of the biased switch 50 to be released into the tab groove 45 of the rotatable cap 40 in order to prevent rotation of the rotatable cap 40 and removal of the locking cap 30 from the attachment portion 10 .
- the biased switch 50 is biased toward the rotatable cap 40 by a spring or any other means known in the art.
- the protrusions 32 of the locking cap 30 are aligned with the protrusions 42 of the rotatable cap 40 , and then, those protrusions 32 , 42 are aligned with the grooves 14 of the attachment portion 10 to be received therein.
- the protrusions 32 of the locking cap 30 are inserted into the grooves 14 of the attachment portion 10 , pass the grooves 14 , and rest in the cavity of the attachment portion 10 whereas the protrusions 42 of the rotatable cap 40 is received in the grooves 14 of the attachment portion 10 .
- the rotatable cap 40 rotates together with the attachment portion 10 until the first tab 55 of the biased switch 50 is released into the tab groove 45 of the rotatable cap 40 in order to prevent further rotation of the rotatable cap 40 as in FIG. 5 . Since the rotatable cap 40 cannot rotate, the locking cap 30 is locked to the attachment portion 10 and cannot be removed or dislodged from the attachment portion 10 .
- the attachment portion 10 can be rotated clockwise or counter-clockwise.
- the mount 20 may further comprise a base 60 which is fixedly attached to the locking cap 30 .
- the locking cap 30 can be fixedly attached to the locking cap 30 by male/female thread coupling, by a bolt, or by bolt/nut coupling, or by any other means known in the art.
- the rotatable cap 40 is rotatable with respect to the locking cap 30 and the base 60 , and the base 60 is constructed to be attachable to a bicycle or a vehicle.
- the mount 20 may further comprise a cylindrical guide 35 , 65 which extends from the locking cap 30 or the base 60 or both, and the rotatable cap 40 is rotatable with respect to the cylindrical guide 35 , 65 as well as the locking cap 30 and the base 60 .
- the rotatable cap 40 is constructed in a shape of a cylindrical sleeve and the cylindrical guide 35 , 65 fits in the rotatable cap 40 .
- the cylindrical guide 35 , 65 may be hollow, partially hollow or solid.
- the attachment portion 10 has a plurality of protrusions 12 and the plurality of grooves 14 wherein the protrusions 12 and the grooves 14 are alternately disposed
- the locking cap 30 has the plurality of protrusions 32 and the plurality of grooves 34 wherein the protrusions 32 and the grooves 34 are alternately disposed
- the rotatable cap 40 has the plurality of protrusions 42 and the plurality of grooves 44 wherein the protrusions 42 and the grooves 44 are alternately disposed.
- the mount 20 is removably attachable to the attachment portion 10 via insertion of the protrusions 32 of the locking cap 30 and the protrusions 42 of the rotatable cap 40 into the grooves 14 of the attachment portion 10 and rotation of the attachment portion 10 or the locking cap 30 with respect to each other, and wherein after the insertion, the protrusions 32 of the locking cap 30 are rotatable within the protrusions 12 of the attachment portion 10 whereas the protrusions 42 of the rotatable cap 40 is prevented from rotation by the protrusions 12 of the attachment portion 10 .
- the rotatable cap 40 comprises the plurality of tab grooves 45 and the plurality of beveled grooves 47 , wherein the tab grooves 45 and the beveled grooves 47 are formed and alternately disposed on an outer-circumferential surface of the rotatable cap 40 .
- the tab grooves 45 of the rotatable cap 40 are aligned with the grooves 34 of the locking cap 30 whereas after the rotation, the tab grooves 45 of the rotatable cap 40 are aligned with the protrusions 32 of the locking cap 30 .
- the tab grooves 45 have a depth constructed to receive the first tab 55 of the biased switch 50 and to prevent further rotation of the rotatable cap, and wherein the beveled grooves 47 comprise sloped edges and a depth to receive the first tab 55 of the biased switch 50 and to allow the first tab 55 of the biased switch 50 to move out of the beveled grooves 47 during rotation of the rotatable cap 40 .
- the depth of the tab grooves 45 can be greater than the depth of the beveled grooves 47 to receive the first tab 55 to prevent further rotation of the rotatable cap 40 .
- the depth of the tab grooves 45 may be substantially similar or the same to that of the depth of the beveled groove 47 .
- the attachment portion 10 has four protrusions 12 and four grooves 14 wherein the protrusions 12 and the grooves 14 are alternately disposed
- the locking cap 30 has four protrusions 32 and four grooves 34 wherein the protrusions 32 and the grooves 34 are alternately disposed
- the rotatable cap 40 has four protrusions 42 and four grooves 44 wherein the protrusions 42 and the grooves 44 are alternately disposed.
- the number of arcuate protrusions or grooves can be two, six or eight or more.
- the mount 20 is attachable to the attachment portion 10 by inserting the protrusions 32 of the locking cap 30 and the protrusions 42 of the rotatable cap 40 into the grooves 14 of the attachment portion 10 and rotating the attachment portion 10 or the locking cap 30 with respect to each other. After the inserting, the protrusions 32 of the locking cap 30 passes the grooves 14 of the attachment portion 10 and the locking cap 30 is rotatable within the attachment portion 10 whereas the protrusions 42 of the rotatable cap 40 fits in the grooves 14 of the attachment portion 10 and the protrusions 12 of the attachment portion prevents rotation of the rotatable cap 40 .
- the tab grooves 45 of the rotatable cap 40 are aligned with the grooves 34 of the locking cap 30 whereas after the rotating, the tab grooves 45 of the rotatable cap 40 are aligned with the protrusions 32 of the locking cap 30 .
- FIGS. 6 and 7 show alternative embodiments of the biased switch 50 and the tab grooves 45 of the rotatable cap 40 .
- FIG. 6 shows one embodiment and
- FIG. 7 shows another embodiment of the biased switch.
- tab grooves 45 are formed on the bottom of the rotatable cap 40 , and the tab 55 of the biased switch 50 is biased toward the rotatable cap 40 and constructed to be received in the tab groove 45 to prevent rotation of the rotatable cap 40 .
- beveled grooves 47 are formed on the bottom of the rotatable cap 40 wherein the tab grooves 45 and the beveled grooves 47 are alternately disposed in a circle as in FIG. 6 .
- Rotation of the rotatable cap 40 pushes the tab 55 of the biased switch 50 in the beveled groove 47 away from the rotatable cap 40 and then, the tab 55 is released into the tab groove 45 to prevent further rotation of the rotatable cap 40 .
- the tab 55 may be pushed out of the tab groove 45 and the rotatable cap 40 may be rotated in order to allow the tab 55 to be released into the beveled groove 47 .
- the biased switch 50 may be a lever resting on a pivot and the pivot has a spring to bias the tab 55 toward the rotatable cap 40 .
- the pivot or hinge is spring-loaded to bias the switch 50 toward the rotatable cap 40 .
- tab grooves 45 and beveled grooves 47 may be alternately disposed on an outer-circumferential surface of the rotatable cap 40 .
- the tab 55 of the biased switch 50 is biased toward the rotatable cap 40 and constructed to be received in the tab groove 45 to prevent rotation of the rotatable cap 40 .
- Rotation of the rotatable cap 40 pushes the tab 55 of the biased switch 50 in the beveled groove 47 away from the rotatable cap 40 and then, the tab 55 is released into the tab groove 45 to prevent further rotation of the rotatable cap 40 .
- the tab 55 may be pushed out of the tab groove 45 and the rotatable cap 40 may be rotated in order to allow the tab 55 to be released into the beveled groove 47 .
- the attachment portion 10 can be manufactured as an independent element to be attachable to a case 200 or an electronic device.
- the apparatus 100 for mounting an electronic device comprises: an attachment portion 10 , fixedly attachable to a case 200 for an electronic device or to the electronic device, having a groove 14 ; and a mount 20 constructed to be attachable to a bicycle or a vehicle.
- the mount 20 comprises: a locking cap 30 having a protrusion 32 ; a rotatable cap 40 having a tab groove 45 wherein the rotatable cap 40 is rotatable with respect to the locking cap 30 ; a biased switch 50 having a tab 55 wherein the tab 55 is biased toward the rotatable cap 40 .
- the mount 20 is attachable to the attachment portion 10 by inserting the protrusion 32 of the locking cap 30 into the groove 14 of the attachment portion 10 and rotating the attachment portion 10 or the locking cap 30 with respect to each other.
- the rotatable cap 40 While rotating the attachment portion 10 or the locking cap 30 with respect to each other, the rotatable cap 40 rotates together with the attachment portion 10 with respect to the locking cap 30 , thereby allowing the tab 55 of the biased switch 50 to be released into the tab groove 45 of the rotatable cap 40 in order to prevent rotation of the rotatable cap 40 and removal of the locking cap 30 from the attachment portion 10 .
- the mount 20 may further comprise a base 60 which is fixedly attached to the locking cap 30 , and the rotatable cap 40 is rotatable with respect to the locking cap 30 and the base 60 .
- the base 60 is constructed to be attachable to a bicycle or a vehicle.
- the mount 20 may further comprise a cylindrical guide 35 , 65 which extends from the locking cap 30 or the base 60 or both, and the rotatable cap 40 is rotatable with respect to the cylindrical guide 35 , 65 as well as the locking cap 30 and the base 60 .
- the attachment portion 10 has a plurality of protrusions 12 and the plurality of grooves 14 wherein the protrusions 12 and the grooves 14 are alternately disposed
- the locking cap 30 has the plurality of protrusions 32 and the plurality of grooves 34 wherein the protrusions 32 and the grooves 34 are alternately disposed
- the rotatable cap 40 has the plurality of protrusions 42 and the plurality of grooves 44 wherein the protrusions 42 and the grooves 44 are alternately disposed.
- the mount 20 is removably attachable to the attachment portion 10 via insertion of the protrusions 32 of the locking cap 30 and the protrusions 42 of the rotatable cap 40 into the grooves 14 of the attachment portion 10 and rotation of the attachment portion 10 or the locking cap 30 with respect to each other, and wherein after the insertion, the protrusions 32 of the locking cap 30 are rotatable within the protrusions 12 of the attachment portion 10 whereas the protrusions 42 of the rotatable cap 40 is prevented from rotation by the protrusions 12 of the attachment portion 10 .
- the rotatable cap 40 comprises the plurality of tab grooves 45 and the plurality of beveled grooves 47 , wherein the tab grooves 45 and the beveled grooves 47 are formed and alternately disposed on an outer-circumferential surface of the rotatable cap 40 .
- the tab grooves 45 of the rotatable cap 40 are aligned with the grooves 34 of the locking cap 30 whereas after the rotation, the tab grooves 45 of the rotatable cap 40 are aligned with the protrusions 32 of the locking cap 30 .
- the tab grooves 45 have a depth constructed to receive the first tab 55 of the biased switch 50 and to prevent further rotation of the rotatable cap, and wherein the beveled grooves 47 comprise sloped edges and a depth to receive the first tab 55 of the biased switch 50 and to allow the first tab 55 of the biased switch 50 to move out of the beveled grooves 47 during rotation of the rotatable cap 40 .
- the depth of the tab grooves 45 can be greater than the depth of the beveled grooves 47 to receive the first tab 55 to prevent further rotation of the rotatable cap 40 .
- the depth of the tab grooves 45 may be substantially similar or the same to that of the depth of the beveled groove 47 .
- the attachment portion 10 has four protrusions 12 and four grooves 14 wherein the protrusions 12 and the grooves 14 are alternately disposed
- the locking cap 30 has four protrusions 32 and four grooves 34 wherein the protrusions 32 and the grooves 34 are alternately disposed
- the rotatable cap 40 has four protrusions 42 and four grooves 44 wherein the protrusions 42 and the grooves 44 are alternately disposed.
- the protrusions and grooves are arcuate.
- the mount 20 is attachable to the attachment portion 10 by inserting the protrusions 32 of the locking cap 30 and the protrusions 42 of the rotatable cap 40 into the grooves 14 of the attachment portion 10 and rotating the attachment portion 10 or the locking cap 30 with respect to each other.
- the protrusions 32 of the locking cap 30 passes the grooves 14 of the attachment portion 10 and the locking cap 30 is rotatable within the attachment portion 10 whereas the protrusions 42 of the rotatable cap 40 fits in the grooves 14 of the attachment portion 10 and the protrusions 12 of the attachment portion prevents rotation of the rotatable cap 40 .
- the tab grooves 45 of the rotatable cap 40 are aligned with the grooves 34 of the locking cap 30 whereas after the rotating, the tab grooves 45 of the rotatable cap 40 are aligned with the protrusions 32 of the locking cap 30 .
- tab grooves 45 are formed on the bottom of the rotatable cap 40 , and the tab 55 of the biased switch 50 is biased toward the rotatable cap 40 and constructed to be received in the tab groove 45 to prevent rotation of the rotatable cap 40 .
- beveled grooves 47 are formed on the bottom of the rotatable cap 40 wherein the tab grooves 45 and the beveled grooves 47 are alternately disposed in a circle as in FIG. 6 . Rotation of the rotatable cap 40 pushes the tab 55 of the biased switch 50 in the beveled groove 47 away from the rotatable cap 40 and then, the tab 55 is released into the tab groove 45 to prevent further rotation of the rotatable cap 40 .
- the tab 55 may be pushed out of the tab groove 45 and the rotatable cap 40 may be rotated in order to allow the tab 55 to be released into the beveled groove 47 .
- the biased switch 50 may be a lever resting on a pivot and the pivot has a spring to bias the tab 55 toward the rotatable cap 40 .
- the pivot or hinge is spring-loaded to bias the switch 50 toward the rotatable cap 40 .
- tab grooves 45 and beveled grooves 47 may be alternately disposed on an outer-circumferential surface of the rotatable cap 40 .
- the tab 55 of the biased switch 50 is biased toward the rotatable cap 40 and constructed to be received in the tab groove 45 to prevent rotation of the rotatable cap 40 .
- Rotation of the rotatable cap 40 pushes the tab 55 of the biased switch 50 in the beveled groove 47 away from the rotatable cap 40 and then, the tab 55 is released into the tab groove 45 to prevent further rotation of the rotatable cap 40 .
- the tab 55 may be pushed out of the tab groove 45 and the rotatable cap 40 may be rotated in order to allow the tab 55 to be released into the beveled groove 47 .
- FIG. 8 shows the mount 20 detached from the attachment portion 10 .
- FIGS. 8A and 8B respectively show the step of inserting the locking cap 30 and the rotatable cap 40 into the grooves 14 of the attachment means 10 .
- FIGS. 8A and 8B are A-A and B-B cross sectional views of FIG. 8 .
- FIG. 8C shows the step of rotating the locking cap 30 or the attachment portion 10 with respect to each other.
- FIG. 8C is the B-B cross-sectional view when the locking tab protrusions 30 are aligned with the protrusions 12 of the attachment portion 10 .
- FIGS. 8A and 8B show where the locking cap 30 and the rotatable cap 40 are inserted into the grooves 14 of the attachment portion 10 .
- FIG. 8A shows the protrusions 32 , 42 of the locking cap 30 and the rotatable cap 40
- FIG. 8B shows the grooves 34 , 44 of the locking cap 30 and the rotatable cap 40 .
- the rotatable cap 40 fits in the protrusions 12 and grooves 14 of the attachment portion 10 and the attachment portion 10 has the space 16 where the locking cap 30 can rotate. If the attachment portion 10 is rotated with respect to the locking cap 30 , the rotatable cap 40 rotates along with the attachment portion 10 .
- the protrusions 32 of the locking cap 30 are at least partially aligned with the protrusions 12 of the attachment portion 10 to prevent removal of the locking cap 30 (or the mount 20 ) from the attachment portion 10 (or the case 200 ).
- the tab 55 of the biased switch 50 releases into the tab groove 45 of the rotatable cap 40 to prevent rotation of the rotatable cap 40 (or the mount 20 with respect to the attachment portion 10 ).
- FIG. 9 shows the mount 20 of still another embodiment of the present invention.
- the apparatus for mounting an electronic device comprises a case 200 for the electronic device; an attachment portion 10 , formed on the case 200 or fixedly attachable to the case 200 , having a groove 14 ; and a mount 20 constructed to be attachable to a bicycle or a vehicle.
- the mount 20 comprises: a locking cap 30 having a protrusion 32 ; a rotatable cap 40 having a first tab groove 45 wherein the rotatable cap 40 is rotatable with respect to the locking cap 30 ; and a biased switch 50 having a first tab 55 wherein the first tab 55 is biased toward the rotatable cap 40 .
- the mount 20 is attachable to the attachment portion 10 by inserting the protrusion 32 of the locking cap 30 into the groove 14 of the attachment portion 10 and rotating the attachment portion 10 or the locking cap 30 with respect to each other. While rotating the attachment portion 10 or the locking cap 30 with respect to each other, the rotatable cap 40 rotates together with the attachment portion 10 with respect to the locking cap 30 , thereby allowing the first tab 55 of the biased switch 50 to be released into the first tab groove 45 of the rotatable cap 40 in order to prevent rotation of the rotatable cap 40 and removal of the locking cap 30 from the attachment portion 10 .
- the mount 20 further comprises a base 60 which is fixedly attached to the locking cap 30 , and the rotatable cap 40 is rotatable with respect to the locking cap 30 and the base 60 .
- the base 60 is constructed to be attachable to a bicycle or a vehicle.
- the base 60 is fixedly attached to the locking cap 30 by a connecting member 70 .
- the connecting member 70 comprises a shaft 72
- the rotatable cap 40 is rotatable with respect to the shaft 72 as well as the locking cap 30 and the base 60 .
- the shaft 72 may be threaded to permit the connecting member to be received in a complimentary hole that is also threaded, such as a guide hole 67 formed about the center of the cylindrical guide 65 .
- FIGS. 10A and 10B show various views of the embodiment of FIG. 9 where the first tab 55 is received in the first beveled groove 47
- FIG. 12 shows the bottom view of the locking cap 30 , the rotatable cap 40 , the connecting member 70 , and the spring 80 assembled together.
- FIG. 10B shows the biased switch 50 pushed to get the first tab 55 out of the first tab groove 45 .
- the first tab 55 is biased toward the rotatable cap 40 by a spring 80 .
- the biased switch 50 is constructed to slide on or along the base 60 , and the biased switch 50 does not rotate with respect to the base 60 . Accordingly, if the first tab 55 is received in the tab groove 45 , the locking cap 30 , the rotatable cap 40 , the biased switch 50 or the base 60 cannot rotate with each other.
- FIG. 11A shows a view of the embodiment of FIG. 9 ;
- FIG. 11B shows the view of FIG. 11A with the biased switch 50 being removed;
- FIG. 11C shows the view of FIG. 11B with the base 60 being removed;
- FIG. 12 is a bottom perspective views of 11 C, showing the circumferential wall 57 of the rotatable cap 40 having the tab groove 45 and the beveled groove 47 (here, shown as a plurality of tab grooves and a plurality of beveled grooves);
- FIG. 13 shows a view of the embodiment of FIG. 9 with the base 60 and the rotatable cap 40 removed;
- FIGS. 14A and 14B show various perspective views FIG. 9 wherein FIG. 14A shows a perspective view of FIG. 9 with the base 60 removed, and FIG. 14B shows a perspective view of FIG. 9 with the base 60 and biased switch 50 removed.
- the spring 80 is a compression spring 80
- the biased switch 50 has a second tab 55 ′.
- the compression spring 80 is constructed having an end 82 that is compressed by the second tab 55 ′ in order to move the first tab 55 away from the rotatable cap 40 , thus allowing the rotatable cap 40 to rotate.
- the compression spring 80 is constructed to be compressed in between the shaft 72 and the second tab 55 ′ in order to bias the first tab 55 toward the rotatable cap 40 ; the spring 80 is a plate spring 80 having a hole and the shaft passes through the hole as shown in FIG. 14B .
- the connecting member 70 may further comprise a nut 74 which is received in a groove of the base 60 to fixedly attaching the locking cap 30 to the base 60 as shown in
- FIG. 11 is a diagrammatic representation of FIG. 11 .
- the attachment portion 10 has a plurality of protrusions 12 and the plurality of grooves 14 , and the protrusions 12 and the grooves 14 are alternately disposed.
- the locking cap 30 has the plurality of protrusions 32 and the plurality of grooves 34 , and the protrusions 32 and the grooves 34 are alternately disposed.
- the rotatable cap 40 has the plurality of protrusions 42 and the plurality of grooves 44 , and the protrusions 42 and the grooves 44 are alternately disposed.
- the mount 20 is removably attachable to the attachment portion 10 via insertion of the protrusions 32 of the locking cap 30 and the protrusions 42 of the rotatable cap 40 into the grooves 14 of the attachment portion 10 and rotation of the attachment portion 10 or the locking cap 30 with respect to each other, and wherein after the insertion, the protrusions 32 of the locking cap 30 are rotatable within the protrusions 12 of the attachment portion 10 whereas the protrusions 42 of the rotatable cap 40 is prevented from rotation by the protrusions 12 of the attachment portion 10 .
- the rotatable cap 40 comprises the plurality of tab grooves 45 and the plurality of beveled grooves 47 , wherein the tab grooves 45 and the beveled grooves 47 are formed and alternately disposed on an outer-circumferential surface of the rotatable cap 40 .
- the tab grooves 45 of the rotatable cap 40 are aligned with the grooves 34 of the locking cap 30 whereas after the rotation, the tab grooves 45 of the rotatable cap 40 are aligned with the protrusions 32 of the locking cap 30 .
- the tab grooves 45 have a depth constructed to receive the first tab 55 of the biased switch 50 and to prevent further rotation of the rotatable cap, and wherein the beveled grooves 47 comprise sloped edges and a depth to receive the first tab 55 of the biased switch 50 and to allow the first tab 55 of the biased switch 50 to move out of the beveled grooves 47 during rotation of the rotatable cap 40 .
- the depth of the tab grooves 45 can be greater than the depth of the beveled grooves 47 to receive the first tab 55 to prevent further rotation of the rotatable cap 40 .
- the depth of the tab grooves 45 may be substantially similar or the same to that of the depth of the beveled groove 47 .
- the attachment portion 10 has four protrusions 12 and four grooves 14 wherein the protrusions 12 and the grooves 14 are alternately disposed
- the locking cap 30 has four protrusions 32 and four grooves 34 wherein the protrusions 32 and the grooves 34 are alternately disposed
- the rotatable cap 40 has four protrusions 42 and four grooves 44 wherein the protrusions 42 and the grooves 44 are alternately disposed.
- the attachment portion 10 has four protrusions 12 and four grooves 14 , and the protrusions 12 and the grooves 14 are alternately disposed.
- the locking cap 30 has four protrusions 32 and four grooves 34 , and the protrusions 32 and the grooves 34 are alternately disposed.
- the rotatable cap 40 has four protrusions 42 and four grooves 44 , and the protrusions 42 and the grooves 44 are alternately disposed.
- the mount 20 is attachable to the attachment portion 10 by inserting the protrusions 32 of the locking cap 30 and the protrusions 42 of the rotatable cap 40 into the grooves 14 of the attachment portion 10 and rotating the attachment portion 10 or the locking cap 30 with respect to each other. After insertion, the protrusions 32 of the locking cap 30 passes the grooves 14 of the attachment portion 10 and the locking cap 30 is rotatable within the attachment portion 10 whereas the protrusions 42 of the rotatable cap 40 fits in the grooves 14 of the attachment portion 10 and the protrusions 12 of the attachment portion prevents rotation of the rotatable cap 40 .
- the first tab grooves 45 of the rotatable cap 40 are aligned with the grooves 34 of the locking cap 30 whereas after the rotating, the first tab grooves 45 of the rotatable cap 40 are aligned with the protrusions 32 of the locking cap 30 .
- the biased switch needs to be pushed to get the first and second tabs 55 , 55 ′ out of the first and second tab grooves 45 , 45 ′, and then the attachment portion 10 (together with the rotatable cap 40 ) is rotated with respect to the locking cap 30 in order to align the protrusions 32 of the locking cap 30 with the grooves 14 of the attachment portion 10 . Then, the locking cap 30 is removed from the attachment portion 10 .
- the first tab grooves 45 are formed on the bottom of the rotatable cap 40 , and the first tab 55 of the biased switch 50 is constructed to be received in the first tab groove 45 to prevent rotation of the rotatable cap 40 .
- first beveled grooves 47 are formed on the bottom of the rotatable cap 40 .
- the first tab grooves 45 and the beveled grooves 47 are alternately disposed in a circle, and rotation of the rotatable cap 40 pushes the first tab 55 of the biased switch 50 in the first beveled groove 47 away from the rotatable cap 40 .
- the first tab grooves 45 and the first beveled grooves 47 are formed and alternately disposed on an outer-surface of a circumferential wall 57 of the rotatable cap 40 .
- the first tab 55 of the biased switch 50 is constructed to be received in the first tab groove 45 to prevent rotation of the rotatable cap 40 , and rotation of the rotatable cap 40 pushes the first tab 55 of the biased switch 50 in the first beveled groove 47 out of the first beveled groove 47 .
- second tab grooves 45 ′ and second beveled grooves 47 ′ are formed and alternately disposed on an inner-surface of the circumferential wall 57 of the rotatable cap 40 as shown in FIG. 12 .
- the second tab 55 ′ of the biased switch 50 is constructed to be received in the second tab groove 45 ′ to prevent rotation of the rotatable cap 40 , and rotation of the rotatable cap 40 pushes the second tab 55 ′ of the biased switch 50 in the second beveled groove 47 ′ out of the second beveled groove 47 ′.
- first tab grooves 45 there are four first tab grooves 45 , four second tab grooves 45 ′, four first beveled grooves 47 and four second beveled grooves 47 ′, and wherein each first and second tab grooves 45 , 45 ′ face each other and each first and second beveled grooves 47 , 47 ′ face each other.
- the mount 20 of the apparatus 100 further comprises a cylindrical guide 65 which extends from the base 60 , the cylindrical guide 65 comprising at least two locking holes 66 formed on a top surface of the cylindrical guide.
- the locking cap 30 may further comprise at least two locking posts 31 extending from the locking cap 30 such that the locking posts 31 of the locking cap 30 are received in the locking holes 66 of the cylindrical guide 65 .
- the locking cap 30 , the rotatable cap 40 , and the base are connected to each other via a connecting member 70 with a shaft 72 .
- a connecting hole 67 about the center of the cylindrical guide 65 receives the connecting member 72 .
- the shaft 72 passes through holes located about the centers of the locking cap 30 and the rotating cap 40 and then through the connecting hole 67 of the cylindrical guide 65 .
- the connecting hole 67 may be threaded to accommodate the shaft 75 if the latter is complimentary threaded too.
- the shaft 75 may couple with a nut 74 .
- the rotatable cap 40 in this embodiment is rotatable with respect to the cylindrical guide 65 as well as the locking cap 30 and the base 60 .
- the embodiment includes a biased switch 50 comprising a first tab 55 and a second tab 55 ′ wherein the first tab 55 is biased toward the rotatable cap 40 by a spring 80 that is housed in a spring compartment 68 of the cylindrical guide 65 .
- the spring 80 when not compressed, extends the second tab 55 ′ away from the rotatable cap 40 thereby moving the biased switch 50 in a manner that results in the first tab 55 being biased towards the rotating cap 50 .
- the second tab 55 ′ towards the spring 80 By moving the second tab 55 ′ towards the spring 80 (thus, compressing the spring 80 ), the first tab 55 moves away from the rotatable cap 40 , which frees the rotatable cap 40 to rotate.
- the mount 20 as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16 is removably attachable to the attachment portion 10 by inserting the protrusion 32 of the locking cap 30 into the groove 14 of the attachment portion 10 and rotating the attachment portion 10 or the locking cap 30 with respect to each other.
- the attachment portion 10 has a plurality of protrusions 12 and the plurality of grooves 14 wherein the protrusions 12 and the grooves 14 are alternately disposed
- the locking cap 30 has the plurality of protrusions 32 and the plurality of grooves 34 wherein the protrusions 32 and the grooves 34 are alternately disposed
- the rotatable cap 40 has the plurality of protrusions 42 and the plurality of grooves 44 wherein the protrusions 42 and the grooves 44 are alternately disposed.
- each of the protrusions 12 of the attachment portion 10 has an attachment rib 16 and each of the protrusions 32 of the locking cap 30 has an attachment groove 36
- the locking cap 30 has a at least one cap rib 38 and the rotatable cap 40 has at least one cap groove 46 constructed to receive the cap rib 38
- the attachment grooves 36 of the locking cap 30 are constructed to receive the attachment ribs 16 of the attachment portion 10 when the protrusions 32 of the locking cap 30 are inserted into the groove 14 of the attachment portion 10 and rotating the attachment portion 10 or the locking cap 30 with respect to each other, resulting in additional control of the rotation.
- each of the protrusions 12 of the attachment portion 10 has an inner surface 11 having an attachment rib 16
- each of the protrusions 32 of the locking cap 30 has a bottom surface having an attachment groove 36
- the attachment grooves 36 of the locking cap 30 are constructed to receive the attachment ribs 16 of the attachment portion 10 when the protrusions 32 of the locking cap 30 are inserted into the groove 14 of the attachment portion 10 and rotating the attachment portion 10 or the locking cap 30 with respect to each other.
- the cap rib 38 of the locking cap 30 may protrude from the cylindrical guide 35 of the locking cap 30
- the cylindrical guide 35 may extend from an underside of the locking cap 30 as shown in FIG. 18 .
- the cap ribs 38 there may be a plurality of cap ribs 38 distributed equidistant from each other along an edge of the cylindrical guide 35 .
- the cap ribs 38 are four in number and are substantially circumferentially arranged 90 degrees from each other.
- the rotatable cap 40 may include a recess substantially at its center, the recess may include either a single cap groove 46 or a plurality of cap grooves 46 arranged in a manner that corresponds to the cap ribs 38 of the locking cap 30 .
- the number of cap grooves 46 distributed in the recess of the rotatable cap 40 may equal or exceed the number of cap ribs 38 of the locking cap 30 .
- the mount 20 is removably attachable to the attachment portion 10 via insertion of the protrusions 32 of the locking cap 30 and the protrusions 42 of the rotatable cap 40 into the grooves 14 of the attachment portion 10 and rotation of the attachment portion 10 or the locking cap 30 with respect to each other, and wherein after the insertion, the protrusions 32 of the locking cap 30 are rotatable within the protrusions 12 of the attachment portion 10 whereas the protrusions 42 of the rotatable cap 40 is prevented from rotation by the protrusions 12 of the attachment portion 10 .
- the rotatable cap 40 comprises the plurality of tab grooves 45 and the plurality of beveled grooves 47 , wherein the tab grooves 45 and the beveled grooves 47 are formed and alternately disposed on an outer-circumferential surface of the rotatable cap 40 .
- the tab grooves 45 of the rotatable cap 40 are aligned with the grooves 34 of the locking cap 30 whereas after the rotation, the tab grooves 45 of the rotatable cap 40 are aligned with the protrusions 32 of the locking cap 30 .
- the tab grooves 45 have a depth constructed to receive the first tab 55 of the biased switch 50 and to prevent further rotation of the rotatable cap, and wherein the beveled grooves 47 comprise sloped edges and a depth to receive the first tab 55 of the biased switch 50 and to allow the first tab 55 of the biased switch 50 to move out of the beveled grooves 47 during rotation of the rotatable cap 40 .
- the depth of the tab grooves 45 can be greater than the depth of the beveled grooves 47 to receive the first tab 55 to prevent further rotation of the rotatable cap 40 .
- the depth of the tab grooves 45 may be substantially similar or the same to that of the depth of the beveled groove 47 .
- the attachment portion 10 has four protrusions 12 and four grooves 14 wherein the protrusions 12 and the grooves 14 are alternately disposed
- the locking cap 30 has four protrusions 32 and four grooves 34 wherein the protrusions 32 and the grooves 34 are alternately disposed
- the rotatable cap 40 has four protrusions 42 and four grooves 44 wherein the protrusions 42 and the grooves 44 are alternately disposed.
- an apparatus 100 for mounting an electronic device comprises an attachment portion 10 that is fixedly attachable to the electronic device.
- the attachment portion 10 may be attached to the electronic device by a variety of different techniques known in the art such as (but not limited to) temperature-resistant adhesives, permanent mounting tape, acrylic-based adhesives, and the like.
- the attachment portion 10 includes a groove 14 ; and a mount 20 constructed to be removably attachable to a vehicle or a bicycle, wherein the mount 20 comprises a locking cap 30 having a protrusion 32 ; a rotatable cap 40 having a first tab groove 45 wherein the rotatable cap 40 is rotatable with respect to the locking cap 30 ; and a biased switch 50 comprising a first tab 55 wherein the first tab 55 is biased toward the rotatable cap 40 , wherein the mount 20 is attachable to the attachment portion 10 by inserting the protrusion 32 of the locking cap 30 into the groove 14 of the attachment portion 10 and rotating the attachment portion 10 or the locking cap 30 with respect to each other.
- the attachment portion 10 has a plurality of protrusions 12 and the plurality of grooves 14 wherein the protrusions 12 and the grooves 14 are alternately disposed
- the locking cap 30 has the plurality of protrusions 32 and the plurality of grooves 34 wherein the protrusions 32 and the grooves 34 are alternately disposed
- the rotatable cap 40 has the plurality of protrusions 42 and the plurality of grooves 44 wherein the protrusions 42 and the grooves 44 are alternately disposed.
- each of the protrusions 12 of the attachment portion 10 has an attachment rib 16 and each of the protrusions 32 of the locking cap 30 has an attachment groove 36
- the locking cap 30 has a at least one cap rib 38 and the rotatable cap 40 has at least one cap groove 46 constructed to receive the cap rib 38
- the attachment grooves 36 of the locking cap 30 are constructed to receive the attachment ribs 16 of the attachment portion 10 when the protrusions 32 of the locking cap 30 are inserted into the groove 14 of the attachment portion 10 and rotating the attachment portion 10 or the locking cap 30 with respect to each other to provide further rotational control.
- each of the protrusions 12 of the attachment portion 10 has an inner surface 11 having an attachment rib 16
- each of the protrusions 32 of the locking cap 30 has a bottom surface having an attachment groove 36
- the attachment grooves 36 of the locking cap 30 are constructed to receive the attachment ribs 16 of the attachment portion 10 when the protrusions 32 of the locking cap 30 are inserted into the groove 14 of the attachment portion 10 and rotating the attachment portion 10 or the locking cap 30 with respect to each other.
- the cap rib 38 of the locking cap 30 may protrude from the cylindrical guide 35 of the locking cap 30
- the cylindrical guide 35 may extend from an underside of the locking cap 30 as shown in FIG. 18 .
- the cap ribs 38 there may be a plurality of cap ribs 38 distributed equidistant from each other along an edge of the cylindrical guide 35 .
- the cap ribs 38 are four in number and are substantially circumferentially arranged 90 degrees from each other.
- the rotatable cap 40 may include a recess substantially at its center, the recess may include either a single cap groove 46 or a plurality of cap grooves 46 arranged in a manner that corresponds to the cap ribs 38 of the locking cap 30 .
- the number of cap grooves 46 distributed in the recess of the rotatable cap 40 may equal or exceed the number of cap ribs 38 of the locking cap 30 .
- the mount 20 is removably attachable to the attachment portion 10 via insertion of the protrusions 32 of the locking cap 30 and the protrusions 42 of the rotatable cap 40 into the grooves 14 of the attachment portion 10 and rotation of the attachment portion 10 or the locking cap 30 with respect to each other, and wherein after the insertion, the protrusions 32 of the locking cap 30 are rotatable within the protrusions 12 of the attachment portion 10 whereas the protrusions 42 of the rotatable cap 40 is prevented from rotation by the protrusions 12 of the attachment portion 10 .
- the rotatable cap 40 comprises the plurality of tab grooves 45 and the plurality of beveled grooves 47 , wherein the tab grooves 45 and the beveled grooves 47 are formed and alternately disposed on an outer-circumferential surface of the rotatable cap 40 .
- the tab grooves 45 of the rotatable cap 40 are aligned with the grooves 34 of the locking cap 30 whereas after the rotation, the tab grooves 45 of the rotatable cap 40 are aligned with the protrusions 32 of the locking cap 30 .
- the tab grooves 45 have a depth constructed to receive the first tab 55 of the biased switch 50 and to prevent further rotation of the rotatable cap, and wherein the beveled grooves 47 comprise sloped edges and a depth to receive the first tab 55 of the biased switch 50 and to allow the first tab 55 of the biased switch 50 to move out of the beveled grooves 47 during rotation of the rotatable cap 40 .
- the depth of the tab grooves 45 can be greater than the depth of the beveled grooves 47 to receive the first tab 55 to prevent further rotation of the rotatable cap 40 .
- the depth of the tab grooves 45 may be substantially similar or the same to that of the depth of the beveled groove 47 .
- the attachment portion 10 has four protrusions 12 and four grooves 14 wherein the protrusions 12 and the grooves 14 are alternately disposed
- the locking cap 30 has four protrusions 32 and four grooves 34 wherein the protrusions 32 and the grooves 34 are alternately disposed
- the rotatable cap 40 has four protrusions 42 and four grooves 44 wherein the protrusions 42 and the grooves 44 are alternately disposed.
- a mount 20 for use along with an attachment portion 10 to form an apparatus 100 for mounting an electronic device wherein the attachment portion 10 is attachable to the electronic device and has a groove 14 and the mount 20 is constructed to removably attachable to a vehicle or a bicycle, the mount 20 comprising: a locking cap 30 having a protrusion 32 ; a rotatable cap 40 having a tab groove 45 wherein the rotatable cap 40 is rotatable with respect to the locking cap 30 ; and a biased switch 50 comprising a first tab 55 wherein the first tab 55 is biased toward the rotatable cap 40 , wherein the mount 20 is removably attachable to the attachment portion 10 by inserting the protrusion 32 of the locking cap 30 into the groove 14 of the attachment portion 10 and rotating the attachment portion 10 or the locking cap 30 with respect to each other, wherein while rotating the attachment portion 10 or the locking cap 30 with respect to each other, the rotatable cap 40 rotates together with the attachment portion 10 with respect to the locking cap 30 ,
- the attachment portion 10 can have a plurality of protrusions 12 and the plurality of grooves 14 wherein the protrusions 12 and the grooves 14 are alternately disposed, wherein the locking cap 30 has the plurality of protrusions 32 and the plurality of grooves 34 wherein the protrusions 32 and the grooves 34 are alternately disposed, wherein the rotatable cap 40 has the plurality of protrusions 42 and the plurality of grooves 44 wherein the protrusions 42 and the grooves 44 are alternately disposed, wherein the mount 20 is removably attachable to the attachment portion 10 via insertion of the protrusions 32 of the locking cap 30 and the protrusions 42 of the rotatable cap 40 into the grooves 14 of the attachment portion 10 and rotation of the attachment portion 10 or the locking cap 30 with respect to each other, and wherein after the insertion, the protrusions 32 of the locking cap 30 are rotatable within the protrusions 12 of the attachment portion 10 whereas the protrusions 42 of the
- the rotatable cap 40 comprises the plurality of tab grooves 45 and the plurality of beveled grooves 47 , wherein the tab grooves 45 and the beveled grooves 47 are formed and alternately disposed on an outer-circumferential surface of the rotatable cap 40 , and
- the tab grooves 45 of the rotatable cap 40 are aligned with the grooves 34 of the locking cap 30 whereas after the rotation, the tab grooves 45 of the rotatable cap 40 are aligned with the protrusions 32 of the locking cap 30 .
- tab grooves 45 have a depth constructed to receive the first tab 55 of the biased switch 50 and to prevent further rotation of the rotatable cap, and wherein the beveled grooves 47 comprise sloped edges and a depth to receive the first tab 55 of the biased switch 50 and to allow the first tab 55 of the biased switch 50 to move out of the beveled grooves 47 during rotation of the rotatable cap 40 .
- the depth of the tab grooves 45 may be substantially similar or the same to that of the depth of the beveled groove 47 .
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- This application claims priority to U.S. provisional patent application No. 62/615,335, filed on Jan. 9, 2018, and priority to U.S. provisional patent application No. 62/589,486, filed on Nov. 21, 2017, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
- The present invention relates to a bike mount or car mount for a portable electronic device, and more specifically, an apparatus for securely mounting an electronic device to a bicycle or a vehicle, comprised of a case having an attachment means and a mount having a locking cap, a rotatable cap, and a biased switch.
- Bike mounts or car mounts for electronic devices such as a smart phone, cell phone, tablet computing device, PDA, digital audio players, etc are popular accessories for consumers on the go. For such mounts, consumer needs for easy attachment and removal of such electronic devices exist to the mount and secure attachment of the electronic device without being dislodged from the mount. However, obtaining these two objectives are not easy because they counteract with each other and/or there may be a trade off in obtaining the two objectives. If attachment and removal properties are easy and convenient, the mount may not securely hold the electronic device. On the contrary, if a mount securely holds an electronic device, the mount may have a complex structure that may lead to the attachment and removal of the mount being inconvenient.
- The present invention is directed to overcome such disadvantages and effectively achieve the two objectives.
- The present invention is directed to an apparatus for securely mounting an electronic device to a bicycle or a vehicle, comprised of a case having an attachment means and a mount having a locking cap, a rotatable cap, and a biased switch.
- The object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for mounting an electronic device, comprising: a case for the electronic device; an attachment portion, formed on the case or fixedly attached to the case, having a groove; and a mount constructed to be removably attachable to a vehicle or a bicycle. The mount includes a locking cap having a protrusion; a rotatable cap having a tab groove wherein the rotatable cap is rotatable with respect to the locking cap; a biased switch having a first tab wherein the first tab is biased towards the rotatable cap. Here, the tab groove includes an opening (a groove is broadly defined to include an opening). The mount is removably attachable to the attachment portion by inserting the protrusion of the locking cap into the groove of the attachment portion and rotating the attachment portion or the locking cap with respect to each other.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for mounting an electronic device, comprising: an attachment portion, attachable to the electronic device, having a groove; and a mount constructed to be attachable to a bicycle or a vehicle. The
mount 20 comprises alocking cap 30 having a protrusion; a rotatable cap having a tab groove wherein the rotatable cap is rotatable with respect to the locking cap; a biased switch comprising a first tab wherein the first tab is biased toward the rotatable cap. The mount is removably attachable to the attachment portion by inserting the protrusion of the locking cap into the groove of the attachment portion and rotating the attachment portion or the locking cap with respect to each other. - Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a mount for use along with an attachment portion to form an apparatus for mounting an electronic device wherein the attachment portion is attachable to the electronic device and has a groove and the mount is constructed to removably attachable to a vehicle or a bicycle, the
mount 20 comprising: a locking cap having a protrusion; a rotatable cap having a tab groove wherein the rotatable cap is rotatable with respect to the locking cap; and a biased switch comprising a first tab wherein the first tab is biased toward the rotatable cap, wherein the mount is removably attachable to the attachment portion by inserting the protrusion of the locking cap into the groove of the attachment portion and rotating the attachment portion or the locking cap with respect to each other, wherein while rotating the attachment portion or the locking cap with respect to each other, the rotatable cap rotates together with the attachment portion with respect to the locking cap, thereby allowing the first tab of the biased switch to be released into the tab groove of the rotatable cap in order to prevent further rotation of the rotatable cap and prevent removal of the locking cap from the attachment portion. - The advantages of the present invention are: (1) it is very easy and convenient to attach and detach a portable electronic device to and from the apparatus of the present invention; (2) the apparatus of the present invention securely holds an electronic device; (3) the apparatus of the present invention protects the electronic device from vibrations and potential impact forces associated with operating a vehicle or a bicycle, and (4) the apparatus of the present invention has a durable structure and even if it comprises several elements, they are easy to manufacture and assemble.
- Although the present invention is briefly summarized, the fuller understanding of the invention can be obtained by the following drawings, detailed description and appended claims.
- These and other features, aspects and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
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FIG. 1 shows the apparatus of the present invention, comprised of an attachment portion formed on the back of a case for an electronic device and a mount; -
FIG. 2 shows another view of the attachment portion having protrusions and grooves and a cavity below the protrusions and grooves; -
FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of an independently-constructed attachment portion that can be fixably attachable to a back of a case or attached to an electronic device; -
FIG. 4 shows exploded view of the mount, having a locking cap, a rotatable cap, and a biased switch; -
FIG. 5 shows the locking cap and the rotatable cap being inserted into the grooves of the attachment portion; -
FIGS. 6-7 show alternative embodiments of the biased switch and the tab grooves of the rotatable cap; -
FIG. 8 shows the mount detached from the attachment portion; -
FIGS. 8A and 8B respectively show the step of inserting the locking cap and the rotatable cap into the grooves of the attachment means (respectively A-A and B-B cross sectional views) andFIG. 8C shows the step of rotating the locking cap or the attachment means with respect to each other (B-B cross sectional view); -
FIG. 9 shows the mount of still another embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 10A show various views of the embodiment ofFIG. 9 where the first tab is received in the first beveled groove andFIG. 10B shows the biased switch pushed to get the first tab out of the first tab groove; -
FIG. 11A shows a view of the embodiment ofFIG. 9 ; -
FIG. 11B shows the view ofFIG. 11A with the biased switch being removed; -
FIG. 11C shows the view ofFIG. 11B with the base being removed; -
FIG. 12 is a bottom perspective view ofFIG. 11B , showing the circumferential wall of the rotatable cap having tab grooves and beveled grooves; -
FIG. 13 shows a view of the embodiment ofFIG. 9 with the base, rotatable cap, and locking cap being removed; -
FIG. 14A shows a perspective view ofFIG. 9 with the base removed, andFIG. 14B shows a perspective view ofFIG. 9 with the base and biased switch removed; -
FIG. 15 shows an exploded view of still another embodiment; -
FIG. 16 shows an exploded view of still another embodiment; -
FIG. 17A shows top and bottom views of the attachment portion; -
FIG. 17B shows a perspective view of the attachment portion; -
FIG. 18A shows top and bottom views of the locking cap; -
FIG. 18B shows top and bottom views of the rotatable cap; -
FIG. 19 shows two perspective views of a case with the attachment portion; and -
FIG. 20 shows a perspective view of a case. - Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this disclosure. It is to be understood that this invention is not limited to the specific devices, methods, conditions or parameters described and/or shown herein, and that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments by way of example only and is not intended to be limiting of the claimed invention.
- Also, as used in the specification including the appended claims, the singular forms “a”, “an”, and “the” include the plural, and reference to a particular numerical value includes at least that particular value, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Ranges may be expressed herein as from “about” or “approximately” one particular value and/or to “about” or “approximately” another particular value. When such a range is expressed, another embodiment includes from the one particular value and/or to the other particular value. Similarly, when values are expressed as approximations, by use of the antecedent “about”, it will be understood that the particular value forms another embodiment. “Groove” includes any cut, depression, or channel, or opening. “Rib” includes any protruding element from a surface, this protruding element can take any number of structural forms including, but not limited to, protruding bead, protruding longitudinal structure, protruding elongated structure, protruding polygonal structure, producing circular structure, protruding elliptical structural, or any of the like.
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FIG. 1 shows theapparatus 100, comprised of anattachment portion 10 and amount 20. Theattachment portion 10 may be formed on a back of acase 200 for an electronic device, or alternatively, theattachment portion 10 may be constructed independently to be fixedly attachable to a back of acase 200 or directly to an electronic device. -
FIGS. 2-3 show theattachment portion 10. As shown inFIG. 2 , theattachment portion 10 may be formed on a back of acase 200 for an electronic device. Alternatively, as shown inFIG. 3 , theattachment portion 10 may be constructed independently to be fixedly attachable to a back of acase 200 or directly to an electronic device. Theattachment portion 10 includes alternately disposedprotrusions 12 andgrooves 14, and there is a hollow cavity below theprotrusions 12 and thegrooves 14. -
FIG. 4 shows an exploded view of themount 20 with respect to thecase 200 having anattachment portion 10. - The apparatus of the present invention, for mounting an electronic device, comprises: a
case 200 for the electronic device; anattachment portion 10, formed on thecase 200, having agroove 14; and amount 20 constructed to be attachable to a bicycle or a vehicle. Various means for attaching the mount to a bicycle or vehicle are already well known in the art, examples of which are shown inFIGS. 15 and 16 . As shown inFIGS. 4, 19 and 20 , thecase 200 may include afoam padding 210 fixed to an inside surface thereof to provide additional protection to the electronic device such as shock and/or vibration attenuation. Thefoam padding 210 may be fixed to a location on the inside surface that is opposite to the location ofattachment portion 10 and/or the foam padding may be fixed to the inner sides of thecase 200. The foam padding can be fixed to different portions of the case using any method known in the art, which includes (but is not limited to) tapes (double-sided, heat-resistant, permanent mounting tape, etc.), applied-on adhesives, acrylic-based adhesives, curing agents, fasteners, velcro and the like. - The
mount 20 comprises: a lockingcap 30 having aprotrusion 32; arotatable cap 40 having atab groove 45 wherein therotatable cap 40 is rotatable with respect to the lockingcap 30; abiased switch 50 having afirst tab 55. Thefirst tab 55 is biased toward therotatable cap 40, and thus, it can be released into thetab groove 45 of therotatable cap 40. Themount 20 is attachable to theattachment portion 10 by inserting theprotrusion 32 of the lockingcap 30 into thegroove 14 of theattachment portion 10 and rotating theattachment portion 10 or the lockingcap 30 with respect to each other. More precisely, theprotrusion 32 of the lockingcap 30 passes thegroove 14 of theattachment portion 10 and rests in the hollow cavity of theattachment portion 10, and then, the lockingcap 30 rotates within the hollow cavity of theattachment portion 10 until theprotrusion 32 of the lockingcap 30 is at least partially aligned with theprotrusion 12 of theattachment portion 10 in order to prevent thelocking cap 30 from being dislodged from theattachment portion 10. - After the
protrusion 32 of the lockingcap 30 is inserted into thegroove 14 of theattachment portion 10 and passes thegroove 14 to rest in the cavity of theattachment portion 10, theprotrusion 42 of therotatable cap 40 is received in thegroove 14 of theattachment portion 10. Since theprotrusion 42 of therotatable cap 40 is received or fits in thegroove 14 of theattachment portion 10, when rotating theattachment portion 10 or the lockingcap 30 with respect to each other, therotatable cap 40 rotates together with theattachment portion 10 with respect to the lockingcap 30, thereby allowing thetab 55 of thebiased switch 50 to be released into thetab groove 45 of therotatable cap 40 in order to prevent rotation of therotatable cap 40 and removal of the lockingcap 30 from theattachment portion 10. Thebiased switch 50 is biased toward therotatable cap 40 by a spring or any other means known in the art. - For attaching and detaching the
attachment portion 10 to or from themount 20, theprotrusions 32 of the lockingcap 30 are aligned with theprotrusions 42 of therotatable cap 40, and then, thoseprotrusions grooves 14 of theattachment portion 10 to be received therein. InFIG. 5 , theprotrusions 32 of the lockingcap 30 are inserted into thegrooves 14 of theattachment portion 10, pass thegrooves 14, and rest in the cavity of theattachment portion 10 whereas theprotrusions 42 of therotatable cap 40 is received in thegrooves 14 of theattachment portion 10. Since theprotrusions 42 of therotatable cap 40 is stuck in thegrooves 14 of theattachment portion 10, therotatable cap 40 rotates together with theattachment portion 10 until thefirst tab 55 of thebiased switch 50 is released into thetab groove 45 of therotatable cap 40 in order to prevent further rotation of therotatable cap 40 as inFIG. 5 . Since therotatable cap 40 cannot rotate, the lockingcap 30 is locked to theattachment portion 10 and cannot be removed or dislodged from theattachment portion 10. Theattachment portion 10 can be rotated clockwise or counter-clockwise. - The
mount 20 may further comprise a base 60 which is fixedly attached to the lockingcap 30. The lockingcap 30 can be fixedly attached to the lockingcap 30 by male/female thread coupling, by a bolt, or by bolt/nut coupling, or by any other means known in the art. Therotatable cap 40 is rotatable with respect to the lockingcap 30 and thebase 60, and thebase 60 is constructed to be attachable to a bicycle or a vehicle. - As shown in
FIG. 4 , themount 20 may further comprise acylindrical guide cap 30 or the base 60 or both, and therotatable cap 40 is rotatable with respect to thecylindrical guide cap 30 and thebase 60. In other words, therotatable cap 40 is constructed in a shape of a cylindrical sleeve and thecylindrical guide rotatable cap 40. Thecylindrical guide - In one embodiment, the
attachment portion 10 has a plurality ofprotrusions 12 and the plurality ofgrooves 14 wherein theprotrusions 12 and thegrooves 14 are alternately disposed, and the lockingcap 30 has the plurality ofprotrusions 32 and the plurality ofgrooves 34 wherein theprotrusions 32 and thegrooves 34 are alternately disposed. Furthermore, therotatable cap 40 has the plurality ofprotrusions 42 and the plurality ofgrooves 44 wherein theprotrusions 42 and thegrooves 44 are alternately disposed. - The
mount 20 is removably attachable to theattachment portion 10 via insertion of theprotrusions 32 of the lockingcap 30 and theprotrusions 42 of therotatable cap 40 into thegrooves 14 of theattachment portion 10 and rotation of theattachment portion 10 or the lockingcap 30 with respect to each other, and wherein after the insertion, theprotrusions 32 of the lockingcap 30 are rotatable within theprotrusions 12 of theattachment portion 10 whereas theprotrusions 42 of therotatable cap 40 is prevented from rotation by theprotrusions 12 of theattachment portion 10. Additionally, therotatable cap 40 comprises the plurality oftab grooves 45 and the plurality ofbeveled grooves 47, wherein thetab grooves 45 and thebeveled grooves 47 are formed and alternately disposed on an outer-circumferential surface of therotatable cap 40. Before the insertion, thetab grooves 45 of therotatable cap 40 are aligned with thegrooves 34 of the lockingcap 30 whereas after the rotation, thetab grooves 45 of therotatable cap 40 are aligned with theprotrusions 32 of the lockingcap 30. - Furthermore, the
tab grooves 45 have a depth constructed to receive thefirst tab 55 of thebiased switch 50 and to prevent further rotation of the rotatable cap, and wherein thebeveled grooves 47 comprise sloped edges and a depth to receive thefirst tab 55 of thebiased switch 50 and to allow thefirst tab 55 of thebiased switch 50 to move out of thebeveled grooves 47 during rotation of therotatable cap 40. The depth of thetab grooves 45 can be greater than the depth of thebeveled grooves 47 to receive thefirst tab 55 to prevent further rotation of therotatable cap 40. Alternatively, the depth of thetab grooves 45 may be substantially similar or the same to that of the depth of thebeveled groove 47. - In one embodiment, the
attachment portion 10 has fourprotrusions 12 and fourgrooves 14 wherein theprotrusions 12 and thegrooves 14 are alternately disposed, and the lockingcap 30 has fourprotrusions 32 and fourgrooves 34 wherein theprotrusions 32 and thegrooves 34 are alternately disposed. Furthermore, therotatable cap 40 has fourprotrusions 42 and fourgrooves 44 wherein theprotrusions 42 and thegrooves 44 are alternately disposed. - In alternative embodiments, the number of arcuate protrusions or grooves can be two, six or eight or more.
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mount 20 is attachable to theattachment portion 10 by inserting theprotrusions 32 of the lockingcap 30 and theprotrusions 42 of therotatable cap 40 into thegrooves 14 of theattachment portion 10 and rotating theattachment portion 10 or the lockingcap 30 with respect to each other. After the inserting, theprotrusions 32 of the lockingcap 30 passes thegrooves 14 of theattachment portion 10 and the lockingcap 30 is rotatable within theattachment portion 10 whereas theprotrusions 42 of therotatable cap 40 fits in thegrooves 14 of theattachment portion 10 and theprotrusions 12 of the attachment portion prevents rotation of therotatable cap 40. - Before the inserting, the
tab grooves 45 of therotatable cap 40 are aligned with thegrooves 34 of the lockingcap 30 whereas after the rotating, thetab grooves 45 of therotatable cap 40 are aligned with theprotrusions 32 of the lockingcap 30. -
FIGS. 6 and 7 show alternative embodiments of thebiased switch 50 and thetab grooves 45 of therotatable cap 40.FIG. 6 shows one embodiment andFIG. 7 shows another embodiment of the biased switch. - As in
FIG. 6 ,tab grooves 45 are formed on the bottom of therotatable cap 40, and thetab 55 of thebiased switch 50 is biased toward therotatable cap 40 and constructed to be received in thetab groove 45 to prevent rotation of therotatable cap 40. Furthermore,beveled grooves 47 are formed on the bottom of therotatable cap 40 wherein thetab grooves 45 and thebeveled grooves 47 are alternately disposed in a circle as inFIG. 6 . Rotation of therotatable cap 40 pushes thetab 55 of thebiased switch 50 in thebeveled groove 47 away from therotatable cap 40 and then, thetab 55 is released into thetab groove 45 to prevent further rotation of therotatable cap 40. Thetab 55 may be pushed out of thetab groove 45 and therotatable cap 40 may be rotated in order to allow thetab 55 to be released into thebeveled groove 47. - Alternatively, the
biased switch 50 may be a lever resting on a pivot and the pivot has a spring to bias thetab 55 toward therotatable cap 40. The pivot or hinge is spring-loaded to bias theswitch 50 toward therotatable cap 40. - As in
FIG. 7 ,tab grooves 45 andbeveled grooves 47 may be alternately disposed on an outer-circumferential surface of therotatable cap 40. Thetab 55 of thebiased switch 50 is biased toward therotatable cap 40 and constructed to be received in thetab groove 45 to prevent rotation of therotatable cap 40. Rotation of therotatable cap 40 pushes thetab 55 of thebiased switch 50 in thebeveled groove 47 away from therotatable cap 40 and then, thetab 55 is released into thetab groove 45 to prevent further rotation of therotatable cap 40. Thetab 55 may be pushed out of thetab groove 45 and therotatable cap 40 may be rotated in order to allow thetab 55 to be released into thebeveled groove 47. - In an alternative embodiment, the
attachment portion 10 can be manufactured as an independent element to be attachable to acase 200 or an electronic device. Theapparatus 100 for mounting an electronic device comprises: anattachment portion 10, fixedly attachable to acase 200 for an electronic device or to the electronic device, having agroove 14; and amount 20 constructed to be attachable to a bicycle or a vehicle. Themount 20 comprises: a lockingcap 30 having aprotrusion 32; arotatable cap 40 having atab groove 45 wherein therotatable cap 40 is rotatable with respect to the lockingcap 30; abiased switch 50 having atab 55 wherein thetab 55 is biased toward therotatable cap 40. Themount 20 is attachable to theattachment portion 10 by inserting theprotrusion 32 of the lockingcap 30 into thegroove 14 of theattachment portion 10 and rotating theattachment portion 10 or the lockingcap 30 with respect to each other. - While rotating the
attachment portion 10 or the lockingcap 30 with respect to each other, therotatable cap 40 rotates together with theattachment portion 10 with respect to the lockingcap 30, thereby allowing thetab 55 of thebiased switch 50 to be released into thetab groove 45 of therotatable cap 40 in order to prevent rotation of therotatable cap 40 and removal of the lockingcap 30 from theattachment portion 10. - The
mount 20 may further comprise a base 60 which is fixedly attached to the lockingcap 30, and therotatable cap 40 is rotatable with respect to the lockingcap 30 and thebase 60. In addition, thebase 60 is constructed to be attachable to a bicycle or a vehicle. - The
mount 20 may further comprise acylindrical guide cap 30 or the base 60 or both, and therotatable cap 40 is rotatable with respect to thecylindrical guide cap 30 and thebase 60. - The
attachment portion 10 has a plurality ofprotrusions 12 and the plurality ofgrooves 14 wherein theprotrusions 12 and thegrooves 14 are alternately disposed, and the lockingcap 30 has the plurality ofprotrusions 32 and the plurality ofgrooves 34 wherein theprotrusions 32 and thegrooves 34 are alternately disposed. In addition, therotatable cap 40 has the plurality ofprotrusions 42 and the plurality ofgrooves 44 wherein theprotrusions 42 and thegrooves 44 are alternately disposed. - The
mount 20 is removably attachable to theattachment portion 10 via insertion of theprotrusions 32 of the lockingcap 30 and theprotrusions 42 of therotatable cap 40 into thegrooves 14 of theattachment portion 10 and rotation of theattachment portion 10 or the lockingcap 30 with respect to each other, and wherein after the insertion, theprotrusions 32 of the lockingcap 30 are rotatable within theprotrusions 12 of theattachment portion 10 whereas theprotrusions 42 of therotatable cap 40 is prevented from rotation by theprotrusions 12 of theattachment portion 10. Additionally, therotatable cap 40 comprises the plurality oftab grooves 45 and the plurality ofbeveled grooves 47, wherein thetab grooves 45 and thebeveled grooves 47 are formed and alternately disposed on an outer-circumferential surface of therotatable cap 40. Before the insertion, thetab grooves 45 of therotatable cap 40 are aligned with thegrooves 34 of the lockingcap 30 whereas after the rotation, thetab grooves 45 of therotatable cap 40 are aligned with theprotrusions 32 of the lockingcap 30. - Furthermore, the
tab grooves 45 have a depth constructed to receive thefirst tab 55 of thebiased switch 50 and to prevent further rotation of the rotatable cap, and wherein thebeveled grooves 47 comprise sloped edges and a depth to receive thefirst tab 55 of thebiased switch 50 and to allow thefirst tab 55 of thebiased switch 50 to move out of thebeveled grooves 47 during rotation of therotatable cap 40. The depth of thetab grooves 45 can be greater than the depth of thebeveled grooves 47 to receive thefirst tab 55 to prevent further rotation of therotatable cap 40. Alternatively, the depth of thetab grooves 45 may be substantially similar or the same to that of the depth of thebeveled groove 47. - In one embodiment, the
attachment portion 10 has fourprotrusions 12 and fourgrooves 14 wherein theprotrusions 12 and thegrooves 14 are alternately disposed, and the lockingcap 30 has fourprotrusions 32 and fourgrooves 34 wherein theprotrusions 32 and thegrooves 34 are alternately disposed. In addition, therotatable cap 40 has fourprotrusions 42 and fourgrooves 44 wherein theprotrusions 42 and thegrooves 44 are alternately disposed. As in the drawings, the protrusions and grooves are arcuate. - The
mount 20 is attachable to theattachment portion 10 by inserting theprotrusions 32 of the lockingcap 30 and theprotrusions 42 of therotatable cap 40 into thegrooves 14 of theattachment portion 10 and rotating theattachment portion 10 or the lockingcap 30 with respect to each other. - After the inserting, the
protrusions 32 of the lockingcap 30 passes thegrooves 14 of theattachment portion 10 and the lockingcap 30 is rotatable within theattachment portion 10 whereas theprotrusions 42 of therotatable cap 40 fits in thegrooves 14 of theattachment portion 10 and theprotrusions 12 of the attachment portion prevents rotation of therotatable cap 40. - Before the inserting, the
tab grooves 45 of therotatable cap 40 are aligned with thegrooves 34 of the lockingcap 30 whereas after the rotating, thetab grooves 45 of therotatable cap 40 are aligned with theprotrusions 32 of the lockingcap 30. - In one embodiment as in
FIG. 6 ,tab grooves 45 are formed on the bottom of therotatable cap 40, and thetab 55 of thebiased switch 50 is biased toward therotatable cap 40 and constructed to be received in thetab groove 45 to prevent rotation of therotatable cap 40. Furthermore,beveled grooves 47 are formed on the bottom of therotatable cap 40 wherein thetab grooves 45 and thebeveled grooves 47 are alternately disposed in a circle as inFIG. 6 . Rotation of therotatable cap 40 pushes thetab 55 of thebiased switch 50 in thebeveled groove 47 away from therotatable cap 40 and then, thetab 55 is released into thetab groove 45 to prevent further rotation of therotatable cap 40. Thetab 55 may be pushed out of thetab groove 45 and therotatable cap 40 may be rotated in order to allow thetab 55 to be released into thebeveled groove 47. - In alternative embodiment, the
biased switch 50 may be a lever resting on a pivot and the pivot has a spring to bias thetab 55 toward therotatable cap 40. The pivot or hinge is spring-loaded to bias theswitch 50 toward therotatable cap 40. - In still alternative embodiment as in
FIG. 7 ,tab grooves 45 andbeveled grooves 47 may be alternately disposed on an outer-circumferential surface of therotatable cap 40. Thetab 55 of thebiased switch 50 is biased toward therotatable cap 40 and constructed to be received in thetab groove 45 to prevent rotation of therotatable cap 40. Rotation of therotatable cap 40 pushes thetab 55 of thebiased switch 50 in thebeveled groove 47 away from therotatable cap 40 and then, thetab 55 is released into thetab groove 45 to prevent further rotation of therotatable cap 40. Thetab 55 may be pushed out of thetab groove 45 and therotatable cap 40 may be rotated in order to allow thetab 55 to be released into thebeveled groove 47. -
FIG. 8 shows themount 20 detached from theattachment portion 10.FIGS. 8A and 8B respectively show the step of inserting the lockingcap 30 and therotatable cap 40 into thegrooves 14 of the attachment means 10.FIGS. 8A and 8B are A-A and B-B cross sectional views ofFIG. 8 .FIG. 8C shows the step of rotating the lockingcap 30 or theattachment portion 10 with respect to each other.FIG. 8C is the B-B cross-sectional view when thelocking tab protrusions 30 are aligned with theprotrusions 12 of theattachment portion 10. -
FIGS. 8A and 8B show where the lockingcap 30 and therotatable cap 40 are inserted into thegrooves 14 of theattachment portion 10. Thus,FIG. 8A shows theprotrusions cap 30 and therotatable cap 40, andFIG. 8B shows thegrooves cap 30 and therotatable cap 40. Here, therotatable cap 40 fits in theprotrusions 12 andgrooves 14 of theattachment portion 10 and theattachment portion 10 has thespace 16 where the lockingcap 30 can rotate. If theattachment portion 10 is rotated with respect to the lockingcap 30, therotatable cap 40 rotates along with theattachment portion 10. Then, theprotrusions 32 of the lockingcap 30 are at least partially aligned with theprotrusions 12 of theattachment portion 10 to prevent removal of the locking cap 30 (or the mount 20) from the attachment portion 10 (or the case 200). Once, theprotrusions 32 of the lockingcap 30 are completely aligned with theprotrusions 12 of theattachment portion 10, thetab 55 of thebiased switch 50 releases into thetab groove 45 of therotatable cap 40 to prevent rotation of the rotatable cap 40 (or themount 20 with respect to the attachment portion 10). - To remove the
mount 20 from theattachment portion 10, the biased switch needs to be pulled or pushed to get thetab 55 out of thetab groove 45 of therotatable cap 40 in order to make therotatable cap 40 and theattachment portion 10 rotatable with respect to the lockingcap 30. If theattachment portion 10 rotates to the point where theprotrusions 32 of the lockingcap 30 are aligned with thegrooves 14 of theattachment portion 10 so that the lockingcap 30 can be removed out of theattachment portion 10.FIG. 9 shows themount 20 of still another embodiment of the present invention. The apparatus for mounting an electronic device comprises acase 200 for the electronic device; anattachment portion 10, formed on thecase 200 or fixedly attachable to thecase 200, having agroove 14; and amount 20 constructed to be attachable to a bicycle or a vehicle. Themount 20 comprises: a lockingcap 30 having aprotrusion 32; arotatable cap 40 having afirst tab groove 45 wherein therotatable cap 40 is rotatable with respect to the lockingcap 30; and abiased switch 50 having afirst tab 55 wherein thefirst tab 55 is biased toward therotatable cap 40. Themount 20 is attachable to theattachment portion 10 by inserting theprotrusion 32 of the lockingcap 30 into thegroove 14 of theattachment portion 10 and rotating theattachment portion 10 or the lockingcap 30 with respect to each other. While rotating theattachment portion 10 or the lockingcap 30 with respect to each other, therotatable cap 40 rotates together with theattachment portion 10 with respect to the lockingcap 30, thereby allowing thefirst tab 55 of thebiased switch 50 to be released into thefirst tab groove 45 of therotatable cap 40 in order to prevent rotation of therotatable cap 40 and removal of the lockingcap 30 from theattachment portion 10. - The
mount 20 further comprises a base 60 which is fixedly attached to the lockingcap 30, and therotatable cap 40 is rotatable with respect to the lockingcap 30 and thebase 60. Thebase 60 is constructed to be attachable to a bicycle or a vehicle. - The
base 60 is fixedly attached to the lockingcap 30 by a connectingmember 70. Preferably, the connectingmember 70 comprises ashaft 72, and therotatable cap 40 is rotatable with respect to theshaft 72 as well as the lockingcap 30 and thebase 60. Theshaft 72 may be threaded to permit the connecting member to be received in a complimentary hole that is also threaded, such as aguide hole 67 formed about the center of thecylindrical guide 65. -
FIGS. 10A and 10B show various views of the embodiment ofFIG. 9 where thefirst tab 55 is received in the firstbeveled groove 47, andFIG. 12 shows the bottom view of the lockingcap 30, therotatable cap 40, the connectingmember 70, and thespring 80 assembled together.FIG. 10B shows thebiased switch 50 pushed to get thefirst tab 55 out of thefirst tab groove 45. - The
first tab 55 is biased toward therotatable cap 40 by aspring 80. Thebiased switch 50 is constructed to slide on or along thebase 60, and thebiased switch 50 does not rotate with respect to thebase 60. Accordingly, if thefirst tab 55 is received in thetab groove 45, the lockingcap 30, therotatable cap 40, thebiased switch 50 or the base 60 cannot rotate with each other. -
FIG. 11A shows a view of the embodiment ofFIG. 9 ;FIG. 11B shows the view ofFIG. 11A with thebiased switch 50 being removed;FIG. 11C shows the view ofFIG. 11B with the base 60 being removed;FIG. 12 is a bottom perspective views of 11C, showing the circumferential wall 57 of therotatable cap 40 having thetab groove 45 and the beveled groove 47 (here, shown as a plurality of tab grooves and a plurality of beveled grooves);FIG. 13 shows a view of the embodiment ofFIG. 9 with thebase 60 and therotatable cap 40 removed; andFIGS. 14A and 14B show various perspective viewsFIG. 9 whereinFIG. 14A shows a perspective view ofFIG. 9 with the base 60 removed, andFIG. 14B shows a perspective view ofFIG. 9 with thebase 60 andbiased switch 50 removed. - Preferably, the
spring 80 is acompression spring 80, and thebiased switch 50 has asecond tab 55′. As shown inFIGS. 15 and 16 , thecompression spring 80 is constructed having anend 82 that is compressed by thesecond tab 55′ in order to move thefirst tab 55 away from therotatable cap 40, thus allowing therotatable cap 40 to rotate. When thespring 80 is at rest, thefirst tab 55 is biased towards therotatable cap 40. Alternatively, thecompression spring 80 is constructed to be compressed in between theshaft 72 and thesecond tab 55′ in order to bias thefirst tab 55 toward therotatable cap 40; thespring 80 is aplate spring 80 having a hole and the shaft passes through the hole as shown inFIG. 14B . - The connecting
member 70 may further comprise anut 74 which is received in a groove of the base 60 to fixedly attaching the lockingcap 30 to the base 60 as shown in -
FIG. 11 . - The
attachment portion 10 has a plurality ofprotrusions 12 and the plurality ofgrooves 14, and theprotrusions 12 and thegrooves 14 are alternately disposed. In addition, the lockingcap 30 has the plurality ofprotrusions 32 and the plurality ofgrooves 34, and theprotrusions 32 and thegrooves 34 are alternately disposed. Therotatable cap 40 has the plurality ofprotrusions 42 and the plurality ofgrooves 44, and theprotrusions 42 and thegrooves 44 are alternately disposed. - The
mount 20 is removably attachable to theattachment portion 10 via insertion of theprotrusions 32 of the lockingcap 30 and theprotrusions 42 of therotatable cap 40 into thegrooves 14 of theattachment portion 10 and rotation of theattachment portion 10 or the lockingcap 30 with respect to each other, and wherein after the insertion, theprotrusions 32 of the lockingcap 30 are rotatable within theprotrusions 12 of theattachment portion 10 whereas theprotrusions 42 of therotatable cap 40 is prevented from rotation by theprotrusions 12 of theattachment portion 10. Additionally, therotatable cap 40 comprises the plurality oftab grooves 45 and the plurality ofbeveled grooves 47, wherein thetab grooves 45 and thebeveled grooves 47 are formed and alternately disposed on an outer-circumferential surface of therotatable cap 40. Before the insertion, thetab grooves 45 of therotatable cap 40 are aligned with thegrooves 34 of the lockingcap 30 whereas after the rotation, thetab grooves 45 of therotatable cap 40 are aligned with theprotrusions 32 of the lockingcap 30. - Furthermore, the
tab grooves 45 have a depth constructed to receive thefirst tab 55 of thebiased switch 50 and to prevent further rotation of the rotatable cap, and wherein thebeveled grooves 47 comprise sloped edges and a depth to receive thefirst tab 55 of thebiased switch 50 and to allow thefirst tab 55 of thebiased switch 50 to move out of thebeveled grooves 47 during rotation of therotatable cap 40. The depth of thetab grooves 45 can be greater than the depth of thebeveled grooves 47 to receive thefirst tab 55 to prevent further rotation of therotatable cap 40. Alternatively, the depth of thetab grooves 45 may be substantially similar or the same to that of the depth of thebeveled groove 47. - In one embodiment, the
attachment portion 10 has fourprotrusions 12 and fourgrooves 14 wherein theprotrusions 12 and thegrooves 14 are alternately disposed, and the lockingcap 30 has fourprotrusions 32 and fourgrooves 34 wherein theprotrusions 32 and thegrooves 34 are alternately disposed. Furthermore, therotatable cap 40 has fourprotrusions 42 and fourgrooves 44 wherein theprotrusions 42 and thegrooves 44 are alternately disposed. - Preferably, the
attachment portion 10 has fourprotrusions 12 and fourgrooves 14, and theprotrusions 12 and thegrooves 14 are alternately disposed. The lockingcap 30 has fourprotrusions 32 and fourgrooves 34, and theprotrusions 32 and thegrooves 34 are alternately disposed. Therotatable cap 40 has fourprotrusions 42 and fourgrooves 44, and theprotrusions 42 and thegrooves 44 are alternately disposed. - The
mount 20 is attachable to theattachment portion 10 by inserting theprotrusions 32 of the lockingcap 30 and theprotrusions 42 of therotatable cap 40 into thegrooves 14 of theattachment portion 10 and rotating theattachment portion 10 or the lockingcap 30 with respect to each other. After insertion, theprotrusions 32 of the lockingcap 30 passes thegrooves 14 of theattachment portion 10 and the lockingcap 30 is rotatable within theattachment portion 10 whereas theprotrusions 42 of therotatable cap 40 fits in thegrooves 14 of theattachment portion 10 and theprotrusions 12 of the attachment portion prevents rotation of therotatable cap 40. - Further, before the insertion, the
first tab grooves 45 of therotatable cap 40 are aligned with thegrooves 34 of the lockingcap 30 whereas after the rotating, thefirst tab grooves 45 of therotatable cap 40 are aligned with theprotrusions 32 of the lockingcap 30. - To unlock or dislodge the
mount 20 from theattachment portion 10, the biased switch needs to be pushed to get the first andsecond tabs second tab grooves cap 30 in order to align theprotrusions 32 of the lockingcap 30 with thegrooves 14 of theattachment portion 10. Then, the lockingcap 30 is removed from theattachment portion 10. - The
first tab grooves 45 are formed on the bottom of therotatable cap 40, and thefirst tab 55 of thebiased switch 50 is constructed to be received in thefirst tab groove 45 to prevent rotation of therotatable cap 40. - In addition, the first
beveled grooves 47 are formed on the bottom of therotatable cap 40. Thefirst tab grooves 45 and thebeveled grooves 47 are alternately disposed in a circle, and rotation of therotatable cap 40 pushes thefirst tab 55 of thebiased switch 50 in the firstbeveled groove 47 away from therotatable cap 40. - The
first tab grooves 45 and the firstbeveled grooves 47 are formed and alternately disposed on an outer-surface of a circumferential wall 57 of therotatable cap 40. Thefirst tab 55 of thebiased switch 50 is constructed to be received in thefirst tab groove 45 to prevent rotation of therotatable cap 40, and rotation of therotatable cap 40 pushes thefirst tab 55 of thebiased switch 50 in the firstbeveled groove 47 out of the firstbeveled groove 47. - Besides,
second tab grooves 45′ and secondbeveled grooves 47′ are formed and alternately disposed on an inner-surface of the circumferential wall 57 of therotatable cap 40 as shown inFIG. 12 . Thesecond tab 55′ of thebiased switch 50 is constructed to be received in thesecond tab groove 45′ to prevent rotation of therotatable cap 40, and rotation of therotatable cap 40 pushes thesecond tab 55′ of thebiased switch 50 in the secondbeveled groove 47′ out of the secondbeveled groove 47′. - More preferably, there are four
first tab grooves 45, foursecond tab grooves 45′, four firstbeveled grooves 47 and four secondbeveled grooves 47′, and wherein each first andsecond tab grooves beveled grooves - In another embodiment, as shown in
FIGS. 15 and 16 , themount 20 of theapparatus 100 further comprises acylindrical guide 65 which extends from thebase 60, thecylindrical guide 65 comprising at least two lockingholes 66 formed on a top surface of the cylindrical guide. Additionally, the lockingcap 30 may further comprise at least two lockingposts 31 extending from the lockingcap 30 such that the locking posts 31 of the lockingcap 30 are received in the locking holes 66 of thecylindrical guide 65. Furthermore, the lockingcap 30, therotatable cap 40, and the base are connected to each other via a connectingmember 70 with ashaft 72. A connectinghole 67 about the center of thecylindrical guide 65 receives the connectingmember 72. Specifically, theshaft 72 passes through holes located about the centers of the lockingcap 30 and therotating cap 40 and then through the connectinghole 67 of thecylindrical guide 65. The connectinghole 67 may be threaded to accommodate the shaft 75 if the latter is complimentary threaded too. Alternatively, the shaft 75 may couple with anut 74. As with other embodiments described earlier, therotatable cap 40 in this embodiment is rotatable with respect to thecylindrical guide 65 as well as the lockingcap 30 and thebase 60. - As shown
FIGS. 15 and 16 , the embodiment includes abiased switch 50 comprising afirst tab 55 and asecond tab 55′ wherein thefirst tab 55 is biased toward therotatable cap 40 by aspring 80 that is housed in a spring compartment 68 of thecylindrical guide 65. Thespring 80, when not compressed, extends thesecond tab 55′ away from therotatable cap 40 thereby moving thebiased switch 50 in a manner that results in thefirst tab 55 being biased towards the rotatingcap 50. By moving thesecond tab 55′ towards the spring 80 (thus, compressing the spring 80), thefirst tab 55 moves away from therotatable cap 40, which frees therotatable cap 40 to rotate. Thus, temporarily, thefirst tab 55 is not biased towards therotatable cap 40 when thesecond tab 55′ is moved towards thespring 80. As in other embodiments, themount 20, as shown inFIGS. 15 and 16 is removably attachable to theattachment portion 10 by inserting theprotrusion 32 of the lockingcap 30 into thegroove 14 of theattachment portion 10 and rotating theattachment portion 10 or the lockingcap 30 with respect to each other. - In one embodiment, the
attachment portion 10 has a plurality ofprotrusions 12 and the plurality ofgrooves 14 wherein theprotrusions 12 and thegrooves 14 are alternately disposed, and the lockingcap 30 has the plurality ofprotrusions 32 and the plurality ofgrooves 34 wherein theprotrusions 32 and thegrooves 34 are alternately disposed. Furthermore, therotatable cap 40 has the plurality ofprotrusions 42 and the plurality ofgrooves 44 wherein theprotrusions 42 and thegrooves 44 are alternately disposed. - Furthermore, as shown in
FIGS. 17A-B and 18A-B, each of theprotrusions 12 of theattachment portion 10 has anattachment rib 16 and each of theprotrusions 32 of the lockingcap 30 has anattachment groove 36, wherein the lockingcap 30 has a at least onecap rib 38 and therotatable cap 40 has at least onecap groove 46 constructed to receive thecap rib 38, wherein theattachment grooves 36 of the lockingcap 30 are constructed to receive theattachment ribs 16 of theattachment portion 10 when theprotrusions 32 of the lockingcap 30 are inserted into thegroove 14 of theattachment portion 10 and rotating theattachment portion 10 or the lockingcap 30 with respect to each other, resulting in additional control of the rotation. - Alternatively, for further rotational control, each of the
protrusions 12 of theattachment portion 10 has aninner surface 11 having anattachment rib 16, wherein each of theprotrusions 32 of the lockingcap 30 has a bottom surface having anattachment groove 36, wherein theattachment grooves 36 of the lockingcap 30 are constructed to receive theattachment ribs 16 of theattachment portion 10 when theprotrusions 32 of the lockingcap 30 are inserted into thegroove 14 of theattachment portion 10 and rotating theattachment portion 10 or the lockingcap 30 with respect to each other. Further, thecap rib 38 of the lockingcap 30 may protrude from thecylindrical guide 35 of the lockingcap 30, thecylindrical guide 35 may extend from an underside of the lockingcap 30 as shown inFIG. 18 . Alternatively, there may be a plurality ofcap ribs 38 distributed equidistant from each other along an edge of thecylindrical guide 35. Preferably, thecap ribs 38, as described above are four in number and are substantially circumferentially arranged 90 degrees from each other. Therotatable cap 40 may include a recess substantially at its center, the recess may include either asingle cap groove 46 or a plurality ofcap grooves 46 arranged in a manner that corresponds to thecap ribs 38 of the lockingcap 30. The number ofcap grooves 46 distributed in the recess of therotatable cap 40 may equal or exceed the number ofcap ribs 38 of the lockingcap 30. - The
mount 20 is removably attachable to theattachment portion 10 via insertion of theprotrusions 32 of the lockingcap 30 and theprotrusions 42 of therotatable cap 40 into thegrooves 14 of theattachment portion 10 and rotation of theattachment portion 10 or the lockingcap 30 with respect to each other, and wherein after the insertion, theprotrusions 32 of the lockingcap 30 are rotatable within theprotrusions 12 of theattachment portion 10 whereas theprotrusions 42 of therotatable cap 40 is prevented from rotation by theprotrusions 12 of theattachment portion 10. Additionally, therotatable cap 40 comprises the plurality oftab grooves 45 and the plurality ofbeveled grooves 47, wherein thetab grooves 45 and thebeveled grooves 47 are formed and alternately disposed on an outer-circumferential surface of therotatable cap 40. Before the insertion, thetab grooves 45 of therotatable cap 40 are aligned with thegrooves 34 of the lockingcap 30 whereas after the rotation, thetab grooves 45 of therotatable cap 40 are aligned with theprotrusions 32 of the lockingcap 30. - Furthermore, the
tab grooves 45 have a depth constructed to receive thefirst tab 55 of thebiased switch 50 and to prevent further rotation of the rotatable cap, and wherein thebeveled grooves 47 comprise sloped edges and a depth to receive thefirst tab 55 of thebiased switch 50 and to allow thefirst tab 55 of thebiased switch 50 to move out of thebeveled grooves 47 during rotation of therotatable cap 40. The depth of thetab grooves 45 can be greater than the depth of thebeveled grooves 47 to receive thefirst tab 55 to prevent further rotation of therotatable cap 40. Alternatively, the depth of thetab grooves 45 may be substantially similar or the same to that of the depth of thebeveled groove 47. - In one embodiment, the
attachment portion 10 has fourprotrusions 12 and fourgrooves 14 wherein theprotrusions 12 and thegrooves 14 are alternately disposed, and the lockingcap 30 has fourprotrusions 32 and fourgrooves 34 wherein theprotrusions 32 and thegrooves 34 are alternately disposed. Furthermore, therotatable cap 40 has fourprotrusions 42 and fourgrooves 44 wherein theprotrusions 42 and thegrooves 44 are alternately disposed. - In another embodiment, an
apparatus 100 for mounting an electronic device comprises anattachment portion 10 that is fixedly attachable to the electronic device. Theattachment portion 10 may be attached to the electronic device by a variety of different techniques known in the art such as (but not limited to) temperature-resistant adhesives, permanent mounting tape, acrylic-based adhesives, and the like. Theattachment portion 10 includes agroove 14; and amount 20 constructed to be removably attachable to a vehicle or a bicycle, wherein themount 20 comprises a lockingcap 30 having aprotrusion 32; arotatable cap 40 having afirst tab groove 45 wherein therotatable cap 40 is rotatable with respect to the lockingcap 30; and abiased switch 50 comprising afirst tab 55 wherein thefirst tab 55 is biased toward therotatable cap 40, wherein themount 20 is attachable to theattachment portion 10 by inserting theprotrusion 32 of the lockingcap 30 into thegroove 14 of theattachment portion 10 and rotating theattachment portion 10 or the lockingcap 30 with respect to each other. - In one embodiment, the
attachment portion 10 has a plurality ofprotrusions 12 and the plurality ofgrooves 14 wherein theprotrusions 12 and thegrooves 14 are alternately disposed, and the lockingcap 30 has the plurality ofprotrusions 32 and the plurality ofgrooves 34 wherein theprotrusions 32 and thegrooves 34 are alternately disposed. Furthermore, therotatable cap 40 has the plurality ofprotrusions 42 and the plurality ofgrooves 44 wherein theprotrusions 42 and thegrooves 44 are alternately disposed. - Further, as shown in
FIGS. 17A-B and 18A-B, each of theprotrusions 12 of theattachment portion 10 has anattachment rib 16 and each of theprotrusions 32 of the lockingcap 30 has anattachment groove 36, wherein the lockingcap 30 has a at least onecap rib 38 and therotatable cap 40 has at least onecap groove 46 constructed to receive thecap rib 38, wherein theattachment grooves 36 of the lockingcap 30 are constructed to receive theattachment ribs 16 of theattachment portion 10 when theprotrusions 32 of the lockingcap 30 are inserted into thegroove 14 of theattachment portion 10 and rotating theattachment portion 10 or the lockingcap 30 with respect to each other to provide further rotational control. - Alternatively, for further rotational control, each of the
protrusions 12 of theattachment portion 10 has aninner surface 11 having anattachment rib 16, wherein each of theprotrusions 32 of the lockingcap 30 has a bottom surface having anattachment groove 36, wherein theattachment grooves 36 of the lockingcap 30 are constructed to receive theattachment ribs 16 of theattachment portion 10 when theprotrusions 32 of the lockingcap 30 are inserted into thegroove 14 of theattachment portion 10 and rotating theattachment portion 10 or the lockingcap 30 with respect to each other. Further, thecap rib 38 of the lockingcap 30 may protrude from thecylindrical guide 35 of the lockingcap 30, thecylindrical guide 35 may extend from an underside of the lockingcap 30 as shown inFIG. 18 . Alternatively, there may be a plurality ofcap ribs 38 distributed equidistant from each other along an edge of thecylindrical guide 35. Preferably, thecap ribs 38, as described above are four in number and are substantially circumferentially arranged 90 degrees from each other. Therotatable cap 40 may include a recess substantially at its center, the recess may include either asingle cap groove 46 or a plurality ofcap grooves 46 arranged in a manner that corresponds to thecap ribs 38 of the lockingcap 30. The number ofcap grooves 46 distributed in the recess of therotatable cap 40 may equal or exceed the number ofcap ribs 38 of the lockingcap 30. - The
mount 20 is removably attachable to theattachment portion 10 via insertion of theprotrusions 32 of the lockingcap 30 and theprotrusions 42 of therotatable cap 40 into thegrooves 14 of theattachment portion 10 and rotation of theattachment portion 10 or the lockingcap 30 with respect to each other, and wherein after the insertion, theprotrusions 32 of the lockingcap 30 are rotatable within theprotrusions 12 of theattachment portion 10 whereas theprotrusions 42 of therotatable cap 40 is prevented from rotation by theprotrusions 12 of theattachment portion 10. Additionally, therotatable cap 40 comprises the plurality oftab grooves 45 and the plurality ofbeveled grooves 47, wherein thetab grooves 45 and thebeveled grooves 47 are formed and alternately disposed on an outer-circumferential surface of therotatable cap 40. Before the insertion, thetab grooves 45 of therotatable cap 40 are aligned with thegrooves 34 of the lockingcap 30 whereas after the rotation, thetab grooves 45 of therotatable cap 40 are aligned with theprotrusions 32 of the lockingcap 30. - Furthermore, the
tab grooves 45 have a depth constructed to receive thefirst tab 55 of thebiased switch 50 and to prevent further rotation of the rotatable cap, and wherein thebeveled grooves 47 comprise sloped edges and a depth to receive thefirst tab 55 of thebiased switch 50 and to allow thefirst tab 55 of thebiased switch 50 to move out of thebeveled grooves 47 during rotation of therotatable cap 40. The depth of thetab grooves 45 can be greater than the depth of thebeveled grooves 47 to receive thefirst tab 55 to prevent further rotation of therotatable cap 40. Alternatively, the depth of thetab grooves 45 may be substantially similar or the same to that of the depth of thebeveled groove 47. - In one embodiment, the
attachment portion 10 has fourprotrusions 12 and fourgrooves 14 wherein theprotrusions 12 and thegrooves 14 are alternately disposed, and the lockingcap 30 has fourprotrusions 32 and fourgrooves 34 wherein theprotrusions 32 and thegrooves 34 are alternately disposed. Furthermore, therotatable cap 40 has fourprotrusions 42 and fourgrooves 44 wherein theprotrusions 42 and thegrooves 44 are alternately disposed. - In another embodiment, a mount 20 for use along with an attachment portion 10 to form an apparatus 100 for mounting an electronic device wherein the attachment portion 10 is attachable to the electronic device and has a groove 14 and the mount 20 is constructed to removably attachable to a vehicle or a bicycle, the mount 20 comprising: a locking cap 30 having a protrusion 32; a rotatable cap 40 having a tab groove 45 wherein the rotatable cap 40 is rotatable with respect to the locking cap 30; and a biased switch 50 comprising a first tab 55 wherein the first tab 55 is biased toward the rotatable cap 40, wherein the mount 20 is removably attachable to the attachment portion 10 by inserting the protrusion 32 of the locking cap 30 into the groove 14 of the attachment portion 10 and rotating the attachment portion 10 or the locking cap 30 with respect to each other, wherein while rotating the attachment portion 10 or the locking cap 30 with respect to each other, the rotatable cap 40 rotates together with the attachment portion 10 with respect to the locking cap 30, thereby allowing the first tab 55 of the biased switch 50 to be released into the tab groove 45 of the rotatable cap 40 in order to prevent further rotation of the rotatable cap 40 and prevent removal of the locking cap 30 from the attachment portion 10.
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attachment portion 10 can have a plurality ofprotrusions 12 and the plurality ofgrooves 14 wherein theprotrusions 12 and thegrooves 14 are alternately disposed, wherein the lockingcap 30 has the plurality ofprotrusions 32 and the plurality ofgrooves 34 wherein theprotrusions 32 and thegrooves 34 are alternately disposed, wherein therotatable cap 40 has the plurality ofprotrusions 42 and the plurality ofgrooves 44 wherein theprotrusions 42 and thegrooves 44 are alternately disposed, wherein themount 20 is removably attachable to theattachment portion 10 via insertion of theprotrusions 32 of the lockingcap 30 and theprotrusions 42 of therotatable cap 40 into thegrooves 14 of theattachment portion 10 and rotation of theattachment portion 10 or the lockingcap 30 with respect to each other, and wherein after the insertion, theprotrusions 32 of the lockingcap 30 are rotatable within theprotrusions 12 of theattachment portion 10 whereas theprotrusions 42 of therotatable cap 40 is prevented from rotation by theprotrusions 12 of theattachment portion 10. - Additionally for the
mount 20, therotatable cap 40 comprises the plurality oftab grooves 45 and the plurality ofbeveled grooves 47, wherein thetab grooves 45 and thebeveled grooves 47 are formed and alternately disposed on an outer-circumferential surface of therotatable cap 40, and - wherein before the insertion, the
tab grooves 45 of therotatable cap 40 are aligned with thegrooves 34 of the lockingcap 30 whereas after the rotation, thetab grooves 45 of therotatable cap 40 are aligned with theprotrusions 32 of the lockingcap 30. - Further,
tab grooves 45 have a depth constructed to receive thefirst tab 55 of thebiased switch 50 and to prevent further rotation of the rotatable cap, and wherein thebeveled grooves 47 comprise sloped edges and a depth to receive thefirst tab 55 of thebiased switch 50 and to allow thefirst tab 55 of thebiased switch 50 to move out of thebeveled grooves 47 during rotation of therotatable cap 40. Alternatively, the depth of thetab grooves 45 may be substantially similar or the same to that of the depth of thebeveled groove 47. - While the invention has been shown and described with reference to different embodiments thereof, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that variations in form, detail, compositions and operation may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the accompanying claims.
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